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Box Head surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 AEDT
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 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 22.9 °C max: 24.6 °C min: 21.6 °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 22.4°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 22.9 °C max: 24.6 °C min: 21.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Box Head today?

The current surf forecast for Box Head at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
WNW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)111110101099999101010101013121212121212111111111110101010101010101010344689981010788899981817181814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1881841581541481331259499108117117120120122277183179189179179137123121919165634234191919992221119745829998375697306694898218457868398388666225494565534
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
0
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrossglassglassoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
0.71
12:26AM
0.93
12:43PM
0.63
1:11AM
0.92
1:35PM
0.56
2:06AM
0.91
2:45PM
0.52
3:14AM
0.91
4:17PM
0.52
4:32AM
0.94
5:42PM
0.58
5:46AM
0.98
6:42PM
0.68
6:48AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
0.15
6:00PM
0.16
7:13AM
0.18
6:36PM
0.20
8:10AM
0.20
7:22PM
0.23
9:15AM
0.21
8:21PM
0.26
10:26AM
0.20
9:31PM
0.27
11:36AM
0.18
10:46PM
0.25
12:35PM
0.14
12:00AM
0.21
1:24PM
0.10
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset---6:52-------6:51-------6:50-------6:49-------6:46-------6:45-------6:45-------6:43
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------------------44211122111
Temp. °C202121212019181817212322201919181821232220191817172124232020181718272824242118171820202019191817171918191919191920202020
Feels °C (?)202120202020191918212221212121202022222020201918182022211819181617242722241917151618171717171615161615161516161617171616

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