Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
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 9AM is: 7.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 5.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

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
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
SSW
7.5
SSW
7
SSW
6.5
S
6
S
4.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)13141414131313121212121111111111111010109998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1319723045196991592612296760275186392546948164149337023822081178215121146850657567415343288234
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
1.69
6:31PM
1.30
6:27AM
1.72
7:18PM
1.41
7:19AM
1.74
8:00PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.34
12:01AM
0.57
1:08PM
0.29
1:00AM
0.48
1:49PM
0.26
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--6:58-------7:00-------7:00-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:51-------6:50--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615161719202020191618202121212020192021212121
Feels °C (?)88781013151515151214161817192020192020191919
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