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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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Box Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
399 | 399 | 377 | 294 | 670 | 573 | 584 | 495 | 441 | 1344 | 1229 | 1041 | 933 | 770 | 642 | 638 | 627 | 649 | 599 | 206 | 240 | 255 | 241 | 218 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.17m | 2:47AM1.44m | 4:14PM1.28m | 3:52AM1.44m | 4:59PM1.41m | 4:54AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.80m | 9:45AM0.48m | 9:48PM0.74m | 10:30AM0.45m | 10:53PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
— | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
399 | 103 | 160 | 220 | 670 | 573 | 584 | 495 | 441 | 1344 | 1229 | 1041 | 933 | 770 | 642 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 100 | 206 | 164 | 164 | 127 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
103 | 25 | 139 | 134 | 191 | 377 | 372 | 343 | 334 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 209 | 196 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 100 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 18 | — | S 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | N 10 | S 14 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 |
6 | — | 25 | — | 222 | 229 | 219 | 219 | 277 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | 399 | 377 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 638 | 627 | 649 | 599 | 171 | 240 | 255 | 241 | 218 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 83 | 70 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 51 | 70 | 216 | 294 | 89 | 221 | 256 | 256 | 133 | 70 | 89 |
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