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Box Head surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 28 Apr 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
23.2° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Box Head today?

The current surf forecast for Box Head at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Hourly12 Days
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Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.4
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.7
S
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
2.2
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.5
S
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.3
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)7666666616161014146678999910109999912912121111141413101010101414141314121615781413111171211117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)14815376623824251921455064891262257071299201417301693244931672324124386571047679411132614279102251633140000343314141510481840443213220
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
1.20
9:42AM
0.83
10:00PM
1.21
10:32AM
0.76
10:50PM
1.18
11:26AM
0.68
11:43PM
1.12
12:27PM
0.61
12:40AM
1.05
1:40PM
0.58
1:45AM
0.98
3:04PM
0.58
2:54AM
0.92
4:17PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
0.07
3:54AM
0.01
3:31PM
0.09
4:50AM
0.03
4:17PM
0.12
5:47AM
0.05
5:07PM
0.17
6:47AM
0.09
6:01PM
0.21
7:49AM
0.12
7:02PM
0.26
8:52AM
0.14
8:08PM
0.29
9:51AM
0.14
9:20PM
0.30
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-----
Sunset-5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10--
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Rain (mm)
21-------11563126512127533521---1---11---111221121133-122111
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