Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
22.7° 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 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
47
36
35
27
28
38
34
51
99
107
109
109
124
95
117
124
130
197
157
157
157
131
127
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:50AM1.56m
6:29PM1.58m
6:35AM1.53m
7:04PM1.66m
7:16AM1.48m
7:39PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.53m
12:08PM0.35m
00:33AM0.46m
12:43PM0.36m
1:18AM0.42m
1:15PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:22
6:22
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5:15
5:15
5:14
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
20
20
21
20
18
18
17
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
18
18
17
19
20
18
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
18
20
19
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
64
47
36
35
23
26
38
34
51
99
107
109
109
124
95
117
124
130
131
157
157
157
131
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
1
12
33
29
27
28
30
30
29
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
22
42
36
56
29
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
26
5
5
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
3
197
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
71
205
12
12
1
0
0
0
51
83
12
2
2
1
7
1
12
34
34
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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