Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 Mar 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
23.4° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
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2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
2.3
SW
2.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
6
SSW
5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)1111111111107914141414131313131212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82172458235932225349811699320974610078124949161107698622698959105134429734912626209217891487
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
1.66
5:30PM
1.20
5:25AM
1.69
6:31PM
1.30
6:27AM
1.72
7:18PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.40
10:49PM
0.63
12:19PM
0.34
12:01AM
0.57
1:08PM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------7:00-----
Sunset-----6:53-------6:52-------6:51--
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----------------1------
Temp. °C191916151416161616161516181920211919171920202121
Feels °C (?)15148536687878111214161514131416171819
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