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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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Box Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | |
483 | 473 | 452 | 511 | 473 | 437 | 428 | 299 | 268 | 275 | 258 | 240 | 202 | 157 | 121 | 163 | 155 | 126 | 58 | 50 | 36 | 58 | 60 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.68m | 2:59PM1.20m | 2:47AM1.63m | 4:09PM1.28m | 3:58AM1.60m | 5:04PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.38m | 8:17PM0.68m | 9:49AM0.37m | 9:37PM0.66m | 10:43AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
483 | 473 | 452 | 511 | 473 | 437 | 428 | 299 | 268 | 275 | 258 | 240 | 202 | 157 | 121 | 23 | 155 | 126 | 54 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 |
382 | 286 | 2 | 235 | 179 | 126 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 68 | 62 | 39 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 58 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 |
— | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 |
— | — | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 163 | 93 | 86 | — | — | — | 58 | 60 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 70 | 41 | 133 | 305 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 300 | 171 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 300 | 162 | 34 |
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