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Newport-The Box surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Newport-The Box surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newport-The Box sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Newport-The Box today?
The current surf forecast for Newport-The Box at 11PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newport-The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 1963 | 1664 | 2166 | 1529 | 4491 | 5100 | 2453 | 2622 | 3881 | 3485 | 3113 | 2622 | 2301 | 1969 | 1793 | 1452 | 7370 | 7616 | 7275 | 4005 | 3078 | 1976 | 1287 | 1920 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:08PM 1.82 | 9:37AM 2.52 | 11:50PM 1.89 | 10:12AM 2.55 | 12:29AM 1.94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:27PM 0.07 | 3:41AM 1.23 | 5:03PM -0.04 | 4:24AM 1.27 | 5:39PM -0.11 | 5:04AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 |
| Sunset | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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