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Box Head surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 19 May 2025 AEST
Forecast update in 8 min 05 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
69.6°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 10PM is: 1ft 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 11ft 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Hourly12 Days
Newcastle Surf
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1
S
1
SSW
1.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
4
WNW
3
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)131312121211111117161615161616816131211111110101010109171715232221152019191818181818171616161615151115144444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6053505198583955871271741167543482019141292198888776651099487766666655555424434465835502810
Wind
(mph)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (ft)
1:49PM
1.84
1:48AM
3.02
2:57PM
2.03
2:53AM
2.95
4:00PM
2.33
4:00AM
2.89
4:57PM
2.69
5:05AM
2.85
5:48PM
3.08
6:04AM
2.85
6:37PM
3.48
6:59AM
2.79
7:25PM
3.77
7:51AM
2.69
8:12PM
4
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
7:15PM
0.89
8:49AM
0.46
8:24PM
0.89
9:38AM
0.43
9:34PM
0.82
10:26AM
0.43
10:45PM
0.69
11:13AM
0.36
11:54PM
0.52
12:00PM
0.33
12:59AM
0.36
12:46PM
0.33
2:00AM
0.23
1:34PM
0.3
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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Sunset-5:00-------4:59-------4:59-------4:58-------4:58-------4:57-------4:57-------4:55--
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Rain (in)
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Temp. °F636363636363636464646464646464666666666666646664636364646461616370706663616159616870646159575761687066646359576163615552
Feels °F (?)505052505252545555575757595959616163636363616159575555616461596166666359595754556366615757555457646461555546435252524845
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