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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 am Sunday 31 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Box Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | |
201 | 165 | 133 | 131 | 177 | 83 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 86 | 89 | 68 | 60 | 78 | 123 | 90 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 113 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.21m | 8:20PM1.78m | 8:52AM1.19m | 8:56PM1.78m | 9:34AM1.16m | 9:32PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.46m | 3:05AM0.35m | 2:17PM0.49m | 3:46AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:52 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 201 | 165 | 133 | 131 | 145 | 83 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 86 | 89 | 68 | 41 | 78 | 123 | 90 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 113 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 | NE 12 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 44 | 43 | 38 | — | 18 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 7 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | N 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 177 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 34 | 34 |
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