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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
23.3° 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: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | |
1114 | 1009 | 663 | 581 | 550 | 460 | 426 | 426 | 452 | 427 | 464 | 437 | 437 | 358 | 287 | 275 | 138 | 240 | 202 | 161 | 149 | 117 | 156 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.18m | 1:34AM1.68m | 2:59PM1.20m | 2:47AM1.63m | 4:09PM1.28m | 3:58AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.36m | 6:58PM0.66m | 8:44AM0.38m | 8:17PM0.68m | 9:49AM0.37m | 9:37PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | |
— | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
722 | 1009 | 604 | 560 | 550 | 460 | 426 | 426 | 452 | 427 | 464 | 437 | 437 | 358 | 287 | 275 | 108 | 240 | 202 | 161 | 149 | 117 | 114 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
5 | 436 | 663 | 581 | 499 | 452 | 358 | 286 | 240 | 2 | 2 | 168 | 119 | 92 | 90 | 68 | 138 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 |
1114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 127 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 83 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 286 | 171 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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