Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 08 May 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
!
!
4
3
!
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
3
S
12
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1076
2936
3771
2968
1434
1252
1830
1688
1379
849
668
563
471
407
398
399
377
447
658
682
573
440
347
469
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
SW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:45AM1.50m
2:17PM1.09m
1:43AM1.46m
3:21PM1.17m
2:47AM1.44m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.78m
8:03AM0.51m
7:19PM0.81m
8:55AM0.50m
8:36PM0.80m
9:45AM0.48m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:05
5:05
5:04
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
14
13
13
14
17
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
17
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
20
11
11
8
8
9
9
13
15
17
18
15
14
12
12
14
18
17
17
18
17
19
19
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
0.7
E
12
0.8
S
11
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
59
2262
2538
2099
1434
1252
1510
1210
1048
849
668
563
471
407
398
139
163
447
658
682
573
440
347
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.2
S
18
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
S
14
Energy kJ
3
59
59
59
59
61
61
62
62
63
63
64
93
96
103
25
137
137
249
225
219
277
277
253
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.1
NE
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
8
8
28
26
92
4
25
24
23
6
56
228
231
294
213
260
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
3
S
12
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
0.4
WSW
3
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1076
2936
3771
2968
3
1830
1688
1379
399
377
469
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
70
51
41
41
0
41
51
47
51
0
0
0
0
41
41
41
68
41
41
41
41
41
0
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
7
5
4
5
5
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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