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Box Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
353 | 582 | 2043 | 1908 | 1548 | 1146 | 1166 | 1248 | 1478 | 2889 | 3102 | 2379 | 2091 | 1379 | 2357 | 1604 | 1403 | 1081 | 771 | 654 | 551 | 469 | 459 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.55m | 1:09PM1.06m | 00:45AM1.50m | 2:17PM1.09m | 1:43AM1.46m | 3:21PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.72m | 7:09AM0.50m | 6:10PM0.78m | 8:03AM0.51m | 7:19PM0.81m | 8:55AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 148 | 117 | 1461 | 1908 | 1548 | 1146 | 1166 | 980 | 1045 | 2071 | 2108 | 1836 | 1578 | 1379 | 1784 | 62 | 63 | 1081 | 771 | 654 | 551 | 469 | 103 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 73 | 80 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 94 | 98 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | S 17 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 51 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 25 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 353 | 582 | 2043 | — | 27 | 37 | 31 | 1248 | 1478 | 2889 | 3102 | 2379 | 2091 | — | 2357 | 1604 | 1403 | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | 450 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 41 | 62 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 51 | 47 | 57 | 70 | 83 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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