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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 Tuesday 05 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | |
878 | 790 | 707 | 695 | 683 | 606 | 595 | 584 | 562 | 535 | 461 | 452 | 452 | 458 | 394 | 392 | 332 | 279 | 230 | 186 | 148 | 308 | 452 | 2975 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.16m | 10:33PM1.66m | 11:16AM1.10m | 11:12PM1.61m | 12:08PM1.07m | 11:55PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.43m | 3:54PM0.58m | 5:29AM0.46m | 4:31PM0.65m | 6:17AM0.48m | 5:15PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 878 | 790 | 707 | 695 | 683 | 606 | 595 | 584 | 562 | 535 | 461 | 452 | 452 | 458 | 394 | 392 | 332 | 279 | 230 | 186 | 148 | 117 | 117 | 1910 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 92 | 82 | 73 | 57 | 46 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 4 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 3 | 24 | 72 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 148 | 308 | 452 | 2975 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 137 | 261 | 159 | 102 | 41 |
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