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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 9 pm Friday 29 May 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Box Head today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Head at 3AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Box Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | |
628 | 612 | 494 | 346 | 323 | 331 | 298 | 305 | 260 | 219 | 152 | 102 | 82 | 84 | 72 | 47 | 63 | 77 | 96 | 111 | 97 | 64 | 38 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.05m | 7:54AM0.69m | 8:16PM1.08m | 8:33AM0.66m | 8:52PM1.09m | 9:13AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.16m | 1:30PM0.14m | 3:04AM0.15m | 2:06PM0.15m | 3:45AM0.13m | 2:42PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
 kJ | 580 | 454 | 346 | 346 | 323 | 331 | 298 | 305 | 260 | 219 | 152 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 72 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 38 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 580 | 580 | 449 | 400 | 340 | 284 | 239 | 234 | 188 | 188 | 102 | 82 | 84 | 118 | 47 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 85 | 87 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | N 10 | — | E 11 | SSW 9 | S 9 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 16 | 15 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 628 | 612 | 494 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 77 | 96 | 111 | 97 | 7 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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