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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 2AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | |
41 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 61 | 68 | 87 | 47 | 36 | 48 | 27 | 38 | 57 | 48 | 44 | 72 | 98 | 117 | 82 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.38m | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:49PM1.48m | 5:50AM1.56m | 6:29PM1.58m | 6:35AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.60m | 11:28AM0.35m | 11:43PM0.53m | 12:08PM0.35m | 00:33AM0.46m | 12:43PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
41 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 20 | 68 | 87 | 47 | 36 | 48 | 23 | 38 | 57 | 48 | 44 | 72 | 98 | 117 | 82 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 |
12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 205 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 175 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
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