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Box Head Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Box Head surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 22.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.7 °C max: 23.6 °C min: 20.1 °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 22.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.7 °C max: 23.6 °C min: 20.1 °C)
How big are the waves at Box Head today?
The current surf forecast for Box Head at 2AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Box Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 663 | 637 | 724 | 1060 | 1375 | 1090 | 1415 | 1398 | 2066 | 1290 | 1113 | 872 | 792 | 778 | 678 | 546 | 442 | 367 | 308 | 290 | 234 | 190 | 148 | 108 | 103 | 76 | 55 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 62 | 108 | 440 | 858 | 970 | 816 | 681 | 623 | 675 | 620 | 653 | 671 | 1010 | 1272 | 1373 | 1646 | 1076 | 471 | 401 | 297 | 258 | 258 | 260 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:43PM 1.03 | 10:02AM 0.70 | 10:19PM 1.03 | 10:43AM 0.64 | 11:01PM 1.03 | 11:31AM 0.58 | 11:48PM 1.01 | 12:28PM 0.55 | 12:45AM 0.99 | 1:39PM 0.54 | 1:51AM 0.97 | 3:00PM 0.58 | 3:04AM 0.96 | 4:14PM 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 0.12 | 3:45PM 0.15 | 5:12AM 0.12 | 4:21PM 0.17 | 6:03AM 0.13 | 5:04PM 0.20 | 6:59AM 0.14 | 6:00PM 0.23 | 7:58AM 0.15 | 7:06PM 0.25 | 8:59AM 0.14 | 8:19PM 0.26 | 9:59AM 0.13 | 9:35PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
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