Surf Forecast Surf Report

Box Head surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 04 Jun 2025 AEST
Forecast update in 4hr 45 min 35 s Forecast update imminent
Box Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Box Head sea temperature is
66.7°F
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Box Head today?

The current surf forecast for Box Head at 5AM is: 11ft 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 2ft 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1ft 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (04 Jun)13ft (4.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Box Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in 4 hr 45 min 35 s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
6.5
S
10
S
13
S
13
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
13
S
13
S
11
S
13
S
11
S
11
S
10
SSE
8
SSE
8
SSE
8
SSE
7
SSE
7
SSE
6
SSE
6
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
2
NW
1.5
W
1.5
NW
2
NW
2.5
WNW
2
W
1.5
W
2
WNW
2
W
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
WNW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)7999101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010109999111112111111333333333334444444678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4471368242226573893405235713490309226953050249821241495139311761086896817671591518445391334289248248242197181203119245256508459379286855810868897121512171613111547144
Wind
(mph)
5
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (ft)
3:06AM
2.66
4:23PM
2.4
4:02AM
2.46
5:09PM
2.59
4:55AM
2.33
5:50PM
2.82
5:44AM
2.26
6:28PM
3.02
6:29AM
2.2
7:05PM
3.22
7:13AM
2.17
7:41PM
3.38
7:56AM
2.13
8:17PM
3.51
8:38AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
9:40AM
0.49
9:53PM
1.05
10:19AM
0.52
10:58PM
1.02
10:56AM
0.52
11:59PM
0.92
11:33AM
0.49
12:52AM
0.82
12:09PM
0.49
1:41AM
0.69
12:46PM
0.49
2:26AM
0.59
1:24PM
0.52
3:09AM
0.46
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-----4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------4:52------
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Rain (in)
-0.00.00.30.10.00.10.0----------------------------------------------------
Temp. °F555452525455555450484652575955545250485259615755525250576464575452505259575450484645455054525050505050545754525050504855
Feels °F (?)504139434143434139373743505452504845454854575248454541485757484545434348464541393736343941373737393939434643414141413946
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