Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
22.7° 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: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)9101414141313131313713131313141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106127163213201187201181173178228176173263276297460460511495495492492586
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
NE
15
ENE
30
NE
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
25
SSE
15
ESE
5
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
1.45
2:54PM
1.01
2:30AM
1.43
4:14PM
1.09
3:39AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.77
8:53AM
0.61
7:45PM
0.81
9:55AM
0.56
9:07PM
0.80
10:44AM
0.51
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:07-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------5:36-------5:35-------5:34
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232322212125262528262523222323212120181514162021
Feels °C (?)212221202025262326242521192120171920119891313
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