Check the Beach

Box Beach

Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia

Box Beach 4 photos

  • Zenith Beach

    Zenith Beach. popejon2 from Paddington, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Ocean Beach Trail, Shoal Bay NSW 2315, Australia - panoramio

    Ocean Beach Trail, Shoal Bay NSW 2315, Australia - panoramio. Emin Başar ÖZDEMİR, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Zenith Beach, Shoal Bay, Australia (Unsplash)

    Zenith Beach, Shoal Bay, Australia (Unsplash). Kate Ausburn kateausburn, CC0. Source

  • Shoal Bay ^1 - Sunday, 2nd March 2014 @ 9-36am. - panoramio

    Shoal Bay ^1 - Sunday, 2nd March 2014 @ 9-36am. - panoramio. Christopher Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:10 pm
7 am
4.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.0
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Box Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C72°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5836 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
81%
Sunset
7:10 pm
Today
4.1Fair7 am1710
4.1Fair8 am1711
4.0Fair9 am1811
4.8Fair10 am1610
3.9Poor11 am2113
3.7Poor12 pm2013
3.3Poor1 pm2314
3.1Poor2 pm2616
3.2PoorNow2717
3.7Poor4 pm2717
4.0Fair5 pm2818
4.9Fair6 pm2616
5.8Good7 pm2415
Sat
6.7Good7 am75
5.9Good8 am64
6.6Good9 am32
9.1Excellent10 am11
9.3Excellent11 am75
8.5Excellent12 pm148
7.4Great1 pm1610
7.0Great2 pm1610
7.4Great3 pm1710
7.8Great4 pm1811
7.7Great5 pm2214
7.9Great6 pm2012
7.8Great7 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 7 pm to 8 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m620 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
750 m0.5 miTomaree Rd before Lloyd Lane
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miShoal Bay (village)
Nearest airport
65 km40 miMaitland Airport (MTL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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