Box Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.74° S 152.19° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Box Beach sea temperature is

19.3° C

Box Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Box Beach today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	918	846	748	657	644	551	468	402	402	349	294	294	288	253	235	235	235	197	193	156	156	124
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide			1:00PM1.41m				00:51AM1.36m					1:51PM1.41m				1:38AM1.21m				2:45PM1.42m
Low Tide	6:39AM0.36m				7:00PM0.63m					7:17AM0.45m				8:03PM0.69m				7:56AM0.52m				9:18PM0.72m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	15	13	13	14	19	20	19	17
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	14	13	11	11	12	14	16	15	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	918	846	748	657	644	551	468	402	402	349	294	294	288	253	235	235	235	197	193	156	156	124
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11
kJ	196	187	184	180	177	169	116	84	82	81	56	56	54	50	31	31	31	31	17	18	19	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	E 12	—	E 12
kJ	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	17	17	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	3	12	3	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	—	—	—	NW 3	WNW 3	—	—	NW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	—	—	—	2	6	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	12	12	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	34	2	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	34
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Forresters	JD Reef	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Copacobana Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Anna Bay-Morna Point		Umina Point	Umina Point	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Backdoor 4	Crackneck	Crackneck
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	6	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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