Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 30 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Box Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 30). 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 (30 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
339
291
297
265
311
278
278
235
196
165
136
140
133
127
172
107
66
111
117
94
61
58
57
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
15
SW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:29AM1.24m
7:44PM1.77m
8:10AM1.21m
8:20PM1.78m
8:52AM1.19m
8:56PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.43m
1:05PM0.45m
2:25AM0.39m
1:40PM0.46m
3:05AM0.35m
2:17PM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
17
19
17
15
15
15
14
16
18
19
17
13
12
11
11
12
14
16
15
14
9
6
5
6
10
13
12
9
9
9
9
10
13
15
11
6
5
4
5
6
9
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
439
339
291
297
265
311
278
278
235
196
165
136
140
133
87
62
107
66
111
117
94
56
38
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
441
333
284
237
196
156
153
121
121
123
121
92
90
89
38
39
62
62
62
62
62
61
58
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
42
2
19
17
17
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.3
W
4
1
S
8
1.3
SSW
7
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
Energy kJ
18
28
27
27
21
10
8
13
18
14
10
13
10
2
127
172
13
16
9
6
2
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
35
35
0
41
0
35
41
41
41
41
41
0
0
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
3
3
2
2
4
6
6
2
5
4
4
4
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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