Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (24 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2845
2798
3030
3183
2862
2599
2555
2354
2134
2062
1865
1832
1733
1776
1673
1570
1543
1419
1431
1310
1447
1472
1472
1472
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:14AM1.56m
3:34PM1.34m
3:19AM1.48m
4:28PM1.42m
4:20AM1.41m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.67m
9:06AM0.37m
9:14PM0.67m
9:56AM0.40m
10:23PM0.64m
10:40AM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
20
20
20
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Energy kJ
2845
2798
3030
3183
2862
2599
2555
2354
2134
2062
1865
1832
1733
1776
1673
1570
1543
1419
1431
1310
1447
1472
1472
1472
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
8
28
25
21
19
17
4
4
3
13
3
11
9
6
22
20
43
69
102
92
87
51
47
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
3
7
6
9
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
221
205
159
148
148
148
148
94
120
53
53
1
1
0
41
41
2
1
1
1
1
12
53
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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