Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Box Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Box Beach sea temperature is
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.4
SSW
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)99555555555551161066688699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)655461626958475137546457464034323745773534262625
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
15
NE
15
N
5
N
10
N
5
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
15
N
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrossglassoncross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
1.51
10:57AM
1.71
11:31PM
1.56
11:40AM
1.61
12:14AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.23
4:44AM
0.39
5:20PM
0.27
5:32AM
0.41
5:57PM
0.32
6:26AM
0.45
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-
Sunset-7:38-------7:37-------7:36------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C242323232322222324242424232223262626242423212124
Feels °C (?)252122222221222424242326252626292525242625222326
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