Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (01 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
127
124
121
121
237
163
190
273
266
273
341
645
745
565
669
878
896
770
978
711
880
640
770
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:39PM1.72m
7:55AM1.43m
8:13PM1.76m
8:32AM1.36m
8:47PM1.77m
9:09AM1.30m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.39m
1:46PM0.39m
2:40AM0.38m
2:17PM0.41m
3:20AM0.38m
2:48PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
20
19
20
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
17
19
18
19
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
0.2
S
8
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
0.1
S
15
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
157
127
124
121
121
149
163
12
190
186
186
234
363
484
565
5
687
697
5
770
711
640
4
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
53
23
20
17
15
14
12
5
11
11
10
10
10
4
5
6
5
1
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
2
E
10
Energy kJ
237
190
273
266
273
341
645
745
669
878
896
770
978
880
640
770
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
12
12
12
12
12
1
12
279
34
34
12
2
7
2
261
261
261
261
12
2
2
2
261
261
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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