Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.0° 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 1AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)23ft (7.0m)14s
Afternoon (28 Mar)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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2
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
3
SSW
6.5
SSW
6.5
SSW
7
SSW
6.5
SSW
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)7913141414131313121212121211111111101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43414581375218252202481626012960948278386383556949014085349924522081162813741082838631466397336
Wind
(km/h)
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
1.20
5:25AM
1.69
6:31PM
1.30
6:27AM
1.72
7:18PM
1.41
7:19AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.63
12:19PM
0.34
12:01AM
0.57
1:08PM
0.29
1:00AM
0.48
1:49PM
0.26
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----6:58-------7:00-------7:00---
Sunset-------6:52-------6:51-------6:50
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C171817161516181920202019171820212121211919202121
Feels °C (?)888878111214151514131417181819211919202019
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