Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Box Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
2.1
NE
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)656778777766666755566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3480190295311469311203901762009417212295457195102101108969796
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
1.48
1:03AM
1.61
1:22PM
1.34
2:01AM
1.61
2:30PM
1.21
3:11AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.40
7:28AM
0.49
7:26PM
0.47
8:44AM
0.53
8:25PM
0.54
10:11AM
0.52
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:33-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset-7:35-------7:34-------7:32------
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242626252424242726252524232222252524242323232225
Feels °C (?)222324222325252824272726262525252220222122222224
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