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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 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
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 Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | |
58 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 21 | 60 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 87 | 63 | 63 | 44 | 34 | 26 | 36 | 70 | 68 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.38m | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:49PM1.48m | 5:50AM1.56m | 6:29PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.36m | 10:46PM0.60m | 11:28AM0.35m | 11:43PM0.53m | 12:08PM0.35m | 00:33AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
— | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
58 | 50 | 44 | 13 | 32 | 21 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 87 | 63 | 63 | 44 | 34 | 23 | 36 | 70 | 68 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 |
41 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 13 | E 10 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 44 | 7 | 8 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 59 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 36 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 247 | 205 | 190 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 205 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
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