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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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Box Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 9AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | |
1455 | 1472 | 1472 | 1472 | 2476 | 2070 | 2119 | 2361 | 1827 | 1740 | 1569 | 1436 | 1308 | 1392 | 1245 | 1111 | 986 | 952 | 811 | 755 | 1278 | 1165 | 1168 | 937 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | |
High Tide | 4:20AM1.41m | 5:14PM1.51m | 5:15AM1.35m | 5:54PM1.60m | 6:03AM1.31m | 6:32PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.64m | 10:40AM0.43m | 11:23PM0.59m | 11:19AM0.44m | 00:14AM0.53m | 11:55AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 |
1455 | 1472 | 1472 | 1472 | 1599 | 44 | 42 | 1952 | 1827 | 1740 | 1569 | 1436 | 1308 | 1392 | 1245 | 1111 | 986 | 952 | 811 | 755 | 881 | 22 | 12 | 937 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 |
103 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 27 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 |
2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2476 | 2070 | 2119 | 2361 | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1278 | 1165 | 1168 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 133 | 128 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 261 | 127 | 0 |
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