Surf Forecast Surf Report

Box Head surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 AEDT
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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
24.3° 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 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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Wed
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.6
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
S
1.2
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.5
S
2.2
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)12111111101010101014999999888888878899981110999981967910998888888888121111121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)234118321490121491767456741935132725525519418117813412512211911211216019623243849856061240218614622313679574932110184524179420581365896816626601509235196161133130103216198157174134114
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
15
E
5
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
1.08
1:33PM
0.66
1:58AM
1.03
2:46PM
0.58
3:09AM
0.98
4:21PM
0.56
4:29AM
0.95
5:45PM
0.60
5:41AM
0.95
6:42PM
0.66
6:39AM
0.95
7:26PM
0.73
7:26AM
0.95
8:02PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.14
7:52AM
0.11
7:20PM
0.19
9:01AM
0.15
8:19PM
0.23
10:17AM
0.17
9:26PM
0.27
11:33AM
0.16
10:41PM
0.28
12:34PM
0.14
11:56PM
0.26
1:20PM
0.13
1:00AM
0.23
1:56PM
0.12
1:52AM
0.19
Wed
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset-------6:47-------6:46-------6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------6:40-------6:39----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716151521242320201817172123222120171616212321191818171621252421191716162021201918171717181919191817161619212120191818
Feels °C (?)171716151520232119201817172122202020171514181818161718171518232121141312121517161616151617171817181817161619191918181718
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