Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Head today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Head at 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s 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 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Box Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 56 | 94 | 107 | 261 | 1155 | 1277 | 840 | 600 | 432 | 453 | 413 | 470 | 659 | 669 | 558 | 439 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:36AM0.74m | 8:52PM1.29m | 9:25AM0.77m | 9:40PM1.27m | 10:13AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.04m | 2:09PM0.10m | 3:45AM0.02m | 3:05PM0.09m | 4:30AM0.01m | 3:59PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  | |
 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 10 | N 3 | S 7 | S 6 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | S 11 | E 8 | S 20 | S 10 | S 17 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 94 | 107 | 261 | 1155 | 1277 | 840 | 600 | 432 | 453 | 413 | 470 | 659 | 669 | 558 | 439 | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 133 | 153 | 166 | 132 | 59 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Box Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest