Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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 Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
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2
3
3
2
!
4
!
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3
!
3
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
S
10
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
339
279
234
230
186
315
494
1665
1795
2053
1817
1151
1300
1047
2221
1786
2489
2213
1606
2357
1633
1317
1069
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM1.61m
12:08PM1.07m
11:55PM1.55m
1:09PM1.06m
00:45AM1.50m
2:17PM1.09m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.48m
5:15PM0.72m
7:09AM0.50m
6:10PM0.78m
8:03AM0.51m
7:19PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:26
6:28
6:28
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5:07
5:06
5:05
Temp °C
17
16
14
15
18
17
15
13
11
9
9
12
17
20
19
17
15
13
13
14
17
18
19
19
15
10
6
8
10
6
5
4
3
1
1
3
9
15
12
11
11
8
8
10
13
15
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
2.5
SSW
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
2.2
S
11
Energy kJ
394
339
279
234
230
186
148
117
1109
1795
2053
1817
1151
867
701
1602
1786
1606
1520
1606
1923
62
62
1069
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.2
S
12
0.5
SSW
5
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
13
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
26
24
14
12
16
10
3
92
92
70
71
78
83
83
59
58
58
58
59
61
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
14
13
12
11
6
6
4
5
3
8
8
8
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
1.5
SW
6
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
S
10
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
Energy kJ
3
2
12
24
18
154
315
494
1665
16
14
22
1300
1047
2221
2489
2213
2357
1633
1317
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
1
34
41
41
89
159
277
41
62
41
41
42
41
47
52
51
0
41
41
41
51
47
51
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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