Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 15 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (16 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)2018171616151514141313136612121111111110676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38491580685968744134332924316816612113615298676057565533175220184
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NE
10
SE
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
1.21
7:10AM
1.63
7:58PM
1.32
7:53AM
1.69
8:32PM
1.44
8:34AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.63
1:51PM
0.36
1:32AM
0.53
2:24PM
0.30
2:17AM
0.45
2:58PM
0.26
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:07-------7:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------------121--1
Temp. °C222120191822232322222120212527262625242222222222
Feels °C (?)181818181720191917181719202527262425232122222121
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