Box Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.74° S 152.19° E

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Box Beach sea temperature is

19.2° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	643	578	496	367	346	343	302	264	186	145	113	145	149	178	224	218	193	193	278	320	280	498	739	1045
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSE	WSW	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:55AM1.39m				9:55PM1.94m					10:41AM1.41m				10:40PM1.83m				11:27AM1.41m
Low Tide		3:54AM0.06m				3:30PM0.35m					4:38AM0.10m				4:21PM0.39m				5:20AM0.17m				5:11PM0.46m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—
mm	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	16	14	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	10	9	10	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	13	12	13	12	13	13	13	10	11	11	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 8	S 6	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	5	5	5	367	346	343	302	264	186	145	111	83	77	44	23	23	28	149	58	55	280	48	47	45
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 17	S 16	S 9	S 11	S 11	S 8	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 10	S 20	S 19	S 19
kJ	—	—	—	60	73	73	75	75	22	33	22	52	43	24	22	22	22	35	79	78	52	69	66	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 15	S 18	S 18	E 8	E 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 11	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 19	S 11	—	—	—	S 20	S 18	S 18	S 19
kJ	—	—	—	5	25	25	12	21	55	58	56	23	42	17	18	7	40	—	—	—	74	6	6	114
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 5	ESE 8	E 10	E 10
kJ	643	578	496	—	—	—	—	—	97	100	113	145	149	178	224	218	193	193	278	320	47	498	739	1045
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Boat Ramp NSW - Newcastle	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Box Beach NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Bellambi Point NSW - Illawarra	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	83	83	83	89	0	12	70	70	70	41	41	41	41	104	41	41	41	127	127	127	127	247	215	127
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef		Anna Bay-Morna Point	Shallows	JD Reef	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Macmasters Point	JD Reef	Macmasters Point	Newcastle -The Harbour
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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