Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 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 1.0°C warmer than 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: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
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3
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
584
495
476
461
452
458
394
468
339
284
234
230
268
293
636
2637
2157
1904
1369
1109
962
724
986
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
15
W
20
SSW
25
SW
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:33PM1.66m
11:16AM1.10m
11:12PM1.61m
12:08PM1.07m
11:55PM1.55m
1:09PM1.06m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.46m
4:31PM0.65m
6:17AM0.48m
5:15PM0.72m
7:09AM0.50m
6:10PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
20
18
16
17
19
20
20
19
17
16
14
16
19
17
15
13
11
9
8
12
17
20
19
17
18
17
14
16
18
18
17
16
14
10
7
9
10
6
4
5
4
1
0
3
9
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
Energy kJ
595
584
495
476
461
452
458
394
468
339
284
234
230
186
148
117
1847
2157
1904
1369
1109
962
724
710
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
17
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
15
8
92
40
70
74
63
40
26
15
15
9
11
3
3
4
90
92
70
71
77
82
83
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
25
54
3
82
41
37
33
32
14
13
12
12
6
6
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
1
SW
5
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
11
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
2.2
S
10
Energy kJ
13
6
21
1
12
14
51
268
293
636
2637
14
14
20
986
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
41
0
0
0
41
12
2
1
7
34
41
41
127
137
277
51
62
41
41
41
41
0
52
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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