Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (28 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 114mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1308
1266
1129
1002
986
952
872
757
743
813
900
881
1046
800
635
625
544
544
555
567
557
443
394
364
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
E
5
N
5
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
30
E
40
E
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:54PM1.60m
6:03AM1.31m
6:32PM1.67m
6:47AM1.27m
7:08PM1.73m
7:29AM1.24m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.44m
00:14AM0.53m
11:55AM0.45m
1:01AM0.48m
12:30PM0.45m
1:44AM0.43m
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:52
1
1
2
2
5
1
1
12
14
2
1
1
10
40
20
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
15
15
15
20
20
19
21
21
21
21
20
18
19
17
15
17
15
16
16
17
15
13
13
10
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
Energy kJ
1308
1266
1129
1002
986
952
872
757
743
22
22
21
20
800
635
625
544
544
555
567
557
443
287
364
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
16
1.5
S
8
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
8
8
8
17
30
41
39
38
23
23
21
46
45
20
11
18
10
14
25
11
5
253
394
333
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
19
18
17
17
10
3
11
10
19
10
9
21
18
18
9
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
2.2
E
10
1.1
NE
7
1.2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
1
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
Energy kJ
813
900
881
1046
111
146
443
41
51
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
12
41
148
89
1
0
0
0
0
41
68
127
41
41
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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