Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 06 Apr 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
23.1° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.7
S
1
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)99991299999910109999109998810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198243249206137173165162102106109898783811031681632032382031339390
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
W
10
SW
10
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
25
WSW
20
W
25
SW
25
S
25
SSE
15
E
10
ENE
0
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
1.23
11:03PM
1.60
11:26AM
1.13
11:42PM
1.54
12:16PM
1.05
12:28AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.50
4:27PM
0.54
5:47AM
0.55
4:59PM
0.62
6:40AM
0.60
5:38PM
0.70
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------
Sunset---5:40-------5:39-------5:38----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171819191919181717242827242322212022222222222221
Feels °C (?)151718181816151514212625222020171720202022232523
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