Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 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
23.7° 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 8PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)--
Afternoon (03 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (03 Feb)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)9999888888551111101089566668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)655579516230162154112154808094961341341247758477816159695923
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
5
ENE
0
N
5
SW
5
SW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
1.45
10:54AM
1.81
11:33PM
1.46
11:32AM
1.69
12:11AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.12
4:37AM
0.36
5:27PM
0.18
5:21AM
0.42
6:01PM
0.26
6:05AM
0.49
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:51------
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121202019192222232221201920252525242423222224
Feels °C (?)181717161716161917191717181819252221222727252528
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