Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 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
22.3° 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 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010101111111112111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14641475148912751186125611701170124412071254130113261280144711931027785651560550511537471
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
1.30
11:26PM
1.82
12:20PM
1.22
12:25AM
1.75
1:36PM
1.18
1:34AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.29
4:51PM
0.50
6:22AM
0.33
5:49PM
0.59
7:32AM
0.36
6:58PM
0.66
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------
Sunset---5:22-------5:22-------5:21----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11------------22-
Temp. °C181919201919191919191919192019191919202020202020
Feels °C (?)131413151515151514151515151516151615171717181818
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