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Box Head Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Box Head surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min 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
22.6° C
(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 8AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Box Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 841 | 1027 | 1009 | 848 | 708 | 610 | 463 | 375 | 327 | 318 | 271 | 318 | 271 | 266 | 257 | 241 | 202 | 207 | 230 | 273 | 246 | 159 | 123 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:10AM 0.91 | 6:47PM 0.81 | 6:55AM 0.93 | 7:23PM 0.91 | 7:38AM 0.93 | 8:01PM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:39PM 0.24 | 12:32PM 0.13 | 12:34AM 0.18 | 1:07PM 0.11 | 1:26AM 0.13 | 1:42PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
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