Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 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
23.3° 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: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1114
1009
663
581
550
460
426
426
452
427
464
437
437
358
287
275
138
240
202
161
149
117
156
108
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:36PM1.18m
1:34AM1.68m
2:59PM1.20m
2:47AM1.63m
4:09PM1.28m
3:58AM1.60m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.36m
6:58PM0.66m
8:44AM0.38m
8:17PM0.68m
9:49AM0.37m
9:37PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
0.9
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
7
Energy kJ
722
1009
604
560
550
460
426
426
452
427
464
437
437
358
287
275
108
240
202
161
149
117
114
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
1.3
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
436
663
581
499
452
358
286
240
2
2
168
119
92
90
68
138
61
38
37
36
23
23
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
4
6
5
2
2
2
68
62
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1114
235
214
156
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
70
127
83
83
41
41
41
83
41
83
83
41
12
1
1
0
0
0
41
286
171
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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