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Box Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.6° 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 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | |
1303 | 826 | 1001 | 1202 | 1208 | 1020 | 867 | 769 | 622 | 1119 | 1124 | 1345 | 1380 | 1403 | 1249 | 1021 | 917 | 1021 | 865 | 810 | 731 | 812 | 841 | 804 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.32m | 10:20PM1.94m | 11:14AM1.27m | 11:13PM1.87m | 12:16PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.17m | 3:47PM0.44m | 5:15AM0.19m | 4:41PM0.51m | 6:13AM0.23m | 5:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
19 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 773 | 826 | 1001 | 1202 | 1208 | 1020 | 867 | 769 | 622 | 703 | 805 | 917 | 356 | 339 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 235 | 865 | 810 | 731 | 220 | 183 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 544 | 468 | 410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 225 | 220 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1303 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 67 | 482 | 1119 | 1124 | 1345 | 1380 | 1403 | 1249 | 1021 | 917 | 1021 | — | — | — | 812 | 841 | 804 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 83 | 41 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 52 | 70 | 70 | 137 | 205 | 205 |
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