Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 4PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
564
577
696
710
799
799
711
640
573
742
710
800
917
917
838
757
739
1185
1027
1675
1314
1208
1068
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
W
15
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
8:32AM1.36m
8:47PM1.77m
9:09AM1.30m
9:21PM1.75m
9:48AM1.23m
9:56PM1.72m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.41m
3:20AM0.38m
2:48PM0.46m
4:01AM0.40m
3:20PM0.51m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
2
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
18
20
23
22
22
20
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
20
19
20
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
16
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
Energy kJ
528
564
6
6
5
1
5
711
640
573
573
3
3
3
3
838
757
739
784
2
1186
1314
1208
1068
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
4
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
6
6
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
1.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
724
577
696
710
799
799
742
710
800
917
917
83
70
85
1185
1027
1675
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
12
12
476
476
261
261
12
2
2
2
385
261
261
251
120
120
12
7
120
62
12
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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