Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
23.2° 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 7PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
E
1.3
E
2
SE
2.2
SE
1.6
SSE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)7677710978788899999912121199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)175215255220195279293368531254230230201210230230230189164184137157104133
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
1.44
10:53PM
1.69
11:08AM
1.33
11:27PM
1.65
11:45AM
1.23
12:03AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
0.40
5:18AM
0.44
4:57PM
0.47
6:00AM
0.50
5:27PM
0.54
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset---6:44-------6:42-------6:40----
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12--1111----------------
Temp. °C212121212120202020202020201919171618191919191816
Feels °C (?)181617171717171515161716171719171518181717161614
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