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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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Box Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
30 | 61 | 66 | 99 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 104 | 95 | 117 | 124 | 127 | 190 | 157 | 182 | 153 | 157 | 153 | 145 | 145 | 124 | 124 | 149 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.58m | 6:35AM1.53m | 7:04PM1.66m | 7:16AM1.48m | 7:39PM1.72m | 7:55AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.46m | 12:43PM0.36m | 1:18AM0.42m | 1:15PM0.37m | 2:00AM0.39m | 1:46PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 9 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 |
26 | 30 | 66 | 99 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 104 | 95 | 5 | 124 | 127 | 127 | 42 | 64 | 153 | 157 | 39 | 145 | 145 | 124 | 124 | 149 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 |
30 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 52 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | E 15 | S 20 | S 18 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | N 14 | S 7 | — | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 |
8 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
3 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — | 190 | 157 | 182 | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 205 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 128 |
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