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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 Saturday 16 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
21.5° 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 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
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 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
220 | 283 | 280 | 287 | 322 | 567 | 781 | 827 | 885 | 641 | 1023 | 686 | 623 | 860 | 898 | 851 | 858 | 858 | 815 | 796 | 778 | 721 | 474 | 488 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:36AM1.46m | 7:54PM1.91m | 8:29AM1.43m | 8:41PM1.97m | 9:22AM1.38m | 9:30PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.30m | 1:24PM0.35m | 2:30AM0.22m | 2:10PM0.36m | 3:24AM0.18m | 2:57PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — |
 kJ | 220 | 283 | 280 | 287 | 322 | 393 | 542 | 610 | 612 | 641 | 671 | 686 | 623 | 623 | 642 | 650 | 588 | 575 | 575 | 517 | 516 | 530 | 474 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 567 | 781 | 827 | 885 | — | 1023 | — | — | 860 | 898 | 851 | 858 | 858 | 815 | 796 | 778 | 721 | — | 488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 53 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 128 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
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