Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 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
23.2° 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 1AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1010777779101010109999999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244279284314232238210185225228219219211281232238238202169129130129109117
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SE
15
E
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
1.69
11:08AM
1.33
11:27PM
1.65
11:45AM
1.23
12:03AM
1.60
12:26PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.44
4:57PM
0.47
6:00AM
0.50
5:27PM
0.54
6:47AM
0.55
Sat
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:42-------6:40-------6:39
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C202020202020202019191817161819192019181717242726
Feels °C (?)161716161515161716181817151818161716151615212524
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