Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 12 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 1AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)141414141514141212121211111111101010999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89410301158117512251191104295595597295592210851128974818623472332274249331277277
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
1.19
4:40AM
1.50
5:44PM
1.32
5:33AM
1.56
6:21PM
1.45
6:21AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.74
11:25AM
0.44
11:19PM
0.64
12:03PM
0.39
12:11AM
0.53
12:40PM
0.34
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201614131214161919191716151719192019171514192322
Feels °C (?)1287668111516181513111417171716141311151919
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