Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 13 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
21.4° 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 4PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (13 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
234
233
258
276
216
209
259
216
210
180
204
195
168
145
145
153
158
128
140
168
168
111
86
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:54AM1.46m
5:42PM1.56m
5:50AM1.47m
6:25PM1.70m
6:44AM1.47m
7:09PM1.82m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.41m
11:51PM0.52m
11:57AM0.38m
00:45AM0.40m
12:40PM0.36m
1:38AM0.30m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
18
19
20
20
20
18
18
16
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
20
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
130
130
130
125
96
158
122
68
92
90
81
79
79
168
145
145
153
158
128
140
168
168
111
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
60
59
38
38
37
82
43
39
35
28
19
8
9
81
61
62
44
43
41
41
7
7
39
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
23
0.2
S
22
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
41
37
68
56
93
21
21
21
21
19
9
8
17
17
17
7
7
15
8
4
26
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
Energy kJ
216
234
233
258
276
216
209
259
216
210
180
204
195
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
205
247
205
476
205
119
205
205
41
205
133
83
83
83
17
1
0
0
41
41
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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