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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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Box Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
1520 | 1146 | 1166 | 813 | 873 | 3068 | 3580 | 2777 | 2091 | 1352 | 1881 | 1342 | 1165 | 867 | 668 | 563 | 417 | 359 | 450 | 335 | 297 | 736 | 924 | 584 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:09PM1.06m | 00:45AM1.50m | 2:17PM1.09m | 1:43AM1.46m | 3:21PM1.17m | 2:47AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.50m | 6:10PM0.78m | 8:03AM0.51m | 7:19PM0.81m | 8:55AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | |
— | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 16 |
1520 | 1146 | 1166 | 813 | 59 | 2216 | 2336 | 1829 | 1436 | 1352 | 1593 | 62 | 62 | 867 | 668 | 563 | 417 | 359 | 351 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 669 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 11 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 13 |
70 | 73 | 82 | 58 | 3 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 28 | 26 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 93 | 96 | 103 | 25 | 125 | 103 | 166 | 225 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | — | S 17 | — | S 16 | NE 10 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 6 | — | 52 | — | 240 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 3 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
27 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 873 | 3068 | 3580 | 2777 | 2091 | 2 | 1881 | 1342 | 1165 | — | — | — | — | — | 450 | 335 | 297 | 736 | 924 | 584 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 51 | 47 | 70 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 34 | 41 | 41 |
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