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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 9 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Box Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 3AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
1484 | 1414 | 1475 | 1351 | 1062 | 1009 | 663 | 581 | 550 | 550 | 426 | 411 | 427 | 436 | 419 | 388 | 373 | 365 | 266 | 232 | 222 | 207 | 161 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.75m | 1:36PM1.18m | 1:34AM1.68m | 2:59PM1.20m | 2:47AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.59m | 7:32AM0.36m | 6:58PM0.66m | 8:44AM0.38m | 8:17PM0.68m | 9:49AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 1484 | 1414 | 1475 | 1351 | 722 | 1009 | 604 | 581 | 550 | 550 | 426 | 411 | 427 | 436 | 419 | 388 | 373 | 365 | 266 | 232 | 222 | 207 | 161 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 290 | 444 | 601 | 5 | 500 | 663 | 560 | 499 | 397 | 382 | 302 | 281 | 218 | 179 | 139 | 119 | 92 | 90 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1062 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 89 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 127 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 205 |
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