Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 25 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
275
258
240
241
206
193
160
135
108
55
50
44
57
56
21
15
39
40
46
49
35
61
24
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
0
NNW
0
SW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
0
NNW
15
E
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47AM1.63m
4:09PM1.28m
3:58AM1.60m
5:04PM1.38m
4:59AM1.59m
5:49PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.37m
9:37PM0.66m
10:43AM0.36m
10:46PM0.60m
11:28AM0.35m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:20
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5:19
5:17
5:16
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
20
19
18
21
22
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
307
275
258
240
197
37
25
160
135
108
55
50
44
14
13
21
13
39
40
46
49
35
8
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
90
68
62
39
38
37
24
23
23
15
37
28
21
5
5
9
15
5
5
7
2
2
2
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
62
2
2
2
2
2
4
14
14
14
14
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
E
3
0.8
E
7
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
96
241
206
193
84
68
73
57
56
13
11
1
61
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
12
171
17
12
2
1
0
0
2
300
205
34
34
34
1
34
34
34
128
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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