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Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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Box Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Box Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Box Beach today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | |
89 | 92 | 94 | 70 | 60 | 133 | 127 | 71 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 111 | 101 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 28 | 68 | 48 | 50 | 58 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.19m | 8:56PM1.78m | 9:34AM1.16m | 9:32PM1.75m | 10:18AM1.14m | 10:09PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.49m | 3:46AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.53m | 4:26AM0.34m | 3:32PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | |
— | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 |
89 | 92 | 94 | 70 | 41 | 133 | 127 | 71 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 21 | 111 | 101 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 28 | 68 | 48 | 50 | 58 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | S 10 | SW 6 |
64 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 13 | — | — | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 8 | S 9 |
8 | — | 18 | 29 | 28 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
14 | 10 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 60 | 74 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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