Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 21 Dec 2025 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Dec)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
1.2
SE
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)788899888569988888988898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)255284281241197174123956380190367313201105785850546698169181136
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
10
SSW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
S
25
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoncrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
1.16
10:25AM
1.78
11:16PM
1.17
11:03AM
1.76
11:58PM
1.18
11:42AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
0.53
5:19PM
0.27
4:30AM
0.56
5:58PM
0.27
5:14AM
0.59
Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:41---
Sunset-------7:58-------7:59-------7:59
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------12311-1-----------
Temp. °C262726272828242222222222212122222222212121222222
Feels °C (?)252627283029242123232324202120202221202020222219
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