Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 26 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
23.4° 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 3AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
2.4
SW
2.5
SSW
6
SSW
7
SSW
6.5
SSW
6
S
6
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)1211111111111110791414131414131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1288104282172458250532231654711181274418314148051314712250821774876986539949844515311624251885
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
25
W
35
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
50
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
1.66
5:30PM
1.20
5:25AM
1.69
6:31PM
1.30
6:27AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26PM
0.66
11:19AM
0.40
10:49PM
0.63
12:19PM
0.34
12:01AM
0.57
1:08PM
0.29
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset-------6:53-------6:52-------6:51
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
131----------------1----
Temp. °C242019191615131616171716151618192021191817202121
Feels °C (?)25181414852668897911121316151413151718
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