Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
23.3° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
ENE
0.5
S
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)881616161514131616161515141413712777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1431251831832422332321211881831762282091381381279967668686677251
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.73
8:37PM
1.59
8:45AM
1.69
9:12PM
1.66
9:23AM
1.62
9:46PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
0.25
2:35AM
0.36
2:59PM
0.27
3:18AM
0.34
3:31PM
0.30
3:58AM
0.35
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:49-------6:46-------6:45----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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