Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
20.5° 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 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
NE
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010108666799998566777677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565534333333744536702193182741818253119195765999216295305
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
SW
20
WSW
30
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
10
SE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
15
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
1.57
7:20PM
1.34
7:50AM
1.65
8:01PM
1.32
8:24AM
1.71
8:41PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.44
1:31PM
0.54
1:17AM
0.43
2:13PM
0.49
1:49AM
0.43
2:54PM
0.44
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise--5:41-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:31-------7:32--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919222220201918171618192020201816172021222221
Feels °C (?)161414181617171717151416151514151414171817171716
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