Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
0.9
E
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1
E
1.7
SSE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)7777127771281111111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62196239217228284337363327319287250233233229185178172165162162125125123
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
N
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
1.77
10:03PM
1.21
10:09AM
1.76
10:46PM
1.17
10:46AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
0.45
4:16PM
0.37
3:31AM
0.49
4:58PM
0.36
4:07AM
0.54
5:40PM
0.37
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise--5:39-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:34-------7:35-------7:36--
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---------1-----111--8-
Temp. °C191919202020201919192019202020202019182122232020
Feels °C (?)161615171716171617171917181920212020192220201720
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