Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Feb 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
NE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
1.4
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)555555555111010698869999577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56424128333757676461343236413735393325253887248255
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
30
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
0
W
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
1.71
11:31PM
1.56
11:40AM
1.61
12:14AM
1.60
12:27PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.39
5:20PM
0.27
5:32AM
0.41
5:57PM
0.32
6:26AM
0.45
6:39PM
0.40
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:36-------7:35--
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232222232324242423232327272526252322222424262625
Feels °C (?)212121232324232524262629272628292625252622232526
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