Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 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
22.8° 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 4AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (25 Dec)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (25 Dec)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
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1
0
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)8810577121211121212111111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8040349322225513471406140118252460207119651963192816981295992883768635623544546
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
25
WSW
40
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
20
S
15
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
1.21
12:25PM
1.66
1:26AM
1.25
1:11PM
1.59
2:17AM
1.31
2:05PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.30
6:02AM
0.62
7:18PM
0.33
6:56AM
0.65
8:00PM
0.36
7:59AM
0.66
Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise----5:41-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset--------8:00-------8:00-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1----1---1----------
Temp. °C232120201919201918171717171718181818181818181818
Feels °C (?)202018151616171514121213131212121315151615141413
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