Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 25 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
2.5
E
11
3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1733
1660
1530
1557
1575
1472
1472
1472
2221
2070
2361
1966
1836
1740
1569
1436
1413
1389
1245
1111
1074
952
1688
1372
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28PM1.42m
4:20AM1.41m
5:14PM1.51m
5:15AM1.35m
5:54PM1.60m
6:03AM1.31m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.64m
10:40AM0.43m
11:23PM0.59m
11:19AM0.44m
00:14AM0.53m
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:53
4:53
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
17
18
18
19
19
17
19
17
16
15
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
0.4
S
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
2.2
E
11
2.5
E
9
Energy kJ
1733
1660
1530
1557
1575
1472
1472
1472
1599
44
1952
1966
1836
1740
1569
1436
1413
1389
1245
1111
1074
952
1169
1090
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
22
46
43
69
66
92
55
51
47
6
42
22
21
21
9
9
8
8
19
33
31
43
40
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
9
8
2
2
2
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
1.3
NNE
6
2.5
E
11
3
E
9
Energy kJ
2221
2070
2361
116
1688
1372
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
86
86
17
17
17
120
1
2
12
45
12
2
2
1
1
1
12
17
155
127
17
12
12
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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