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Box Head surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 11 May 2024 AEST
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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 21.8°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.0 °C max: 22.8 °C min: 19.6 °C)
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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 21.8°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.0 °C max: 22.8 °C min: 19.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Box Head today?

The current surf forecast for Box Head at 11AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (11 May)--
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.3
E
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)1819197178151414131313121212126666666666777788887798877777716161719193164519171515811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)164175113095126864585554837771699811713411213516511558641481841922622322793103312131641005712384583937242416167980871131162442550113142159210102237
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffcross-
off
offglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
0.65
11:18PM
1.09
11:57AM
0.59
12:06AM
1.02
12:57PM
0.54
12:58AM
0.94
2:09PM
0.54
1:53AM
0.87
3:26PM
0.56
2:53AM
0.82
4:27PM
0.62
3:53AM
0.79
5:12PM
0.69
4:47AM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.08
4:42PM
0.18
6:23AM
0.11
5:28PM
0.23
7:17AM
0.14
6:19PM
0.27
8:10AM
0.16
7:16PM
0.31
9:02AM
0.17
8:19PM
0.33
9:49AM
0.17
9:25PM
0.34
10:31AM
0.16
10:30PM
0.32
11:09AM
0.15
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset---5:05-------5:04-------5:02-------5:02-------5:01-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616151615151415161818171615141317201818171615151719191918171717171818181817161617191818181717161820191817161615161818
Feels °C (?)161414151615151415151817171615131216181717161514141618181918181718181818181817161618191818181818171920191818161514141617

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