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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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Box Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
258 | 240 | 190 | 206 | 193 | 164 | 135 | 108 | 58 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 56 | 21 | 38 | 55 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 105 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.28m | 3:58AM1.60m | 5:04PM1.38m | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:49PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.37m | 9:37PM0.66m | 10:43AM0.36m | 10:46PM0.60m | 11:28AM0.35m | 11:43PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
258 | 240 | 190 | 37 | 25 | 164 | 135 | 108 | 58 | 50 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 105 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 6 | S 12 | S 11 |
62 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 41 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | S 6 | S 11 |
62 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | 206 | 193 | 86 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 56 | 9 | 38 | 55 | — | — | — | 59 | 58 | 11 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 153 | 385 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 300 | 12 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 247 | 279 | 190 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
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