Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (02 Dec)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (02 Dec)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
2
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)789999998888877799995666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)263471856112411731243702482347298253218135898179785639529612888144
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
S
20
E
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
15
ENE
30
ENE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.69
6:59PM
1.42
7:28AM
1.83
7:57PM
1.41
8:17AM
1.93
8:54PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
0.42
12:53AM
0.36
2:01PM
0.31
1:42AM
0.35
2:57PM
0.21
2:31AM
0.35
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise5:35-------5:35-------5:35-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:45-------7:45----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131717181919181616181920191918161720222323232120
Feels °C (?)589121314141414171615131414151618181818181919
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