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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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Box Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | 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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
1685 | 1715 | 1733 | 1660 | 1530 | 1557 | 1455 | 1472 | 1472 | 1472 | 2049 | 1920 | 2335 | 1797 | 1827 | 1712 | 1712 | 1572 | 1595 | 1459 | 1389 | 1245 | 1225 | 1074 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.42m | 4:20AM1.41m | 5:14PM1.51m | 5:15AM1.35m | 5:54PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.40m | 10:23PM0.64m | 10:40AM0.43m | 11:23PM0.59m | 11:19AM0.44m | 00:14AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | |
— | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 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 12 |
1685 | 1715 | 1733 | 1660 | 1530 | 1557 | 1455 | 1472 | 1472 | 1472 | 1599 | 44 | 1952 | 1797 | 1827 | 1712 | 1712 | 1572 | 1595 | 1459 | 1389 | 1245 | 1225 | 1074 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
9 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 43 | 69 | 103 | 92 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2049 | 1920 | 2335 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 209 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 83 | 86 | 157 | 2 | 17 |
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