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Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.6° 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: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1
S
10
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
718
711
698
615
592
202
214
237
221
247
247
279
303
286
216
270
294
243
211
216
204
192
168
139
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:59PM1.41m
4:54AM1.46m
5:42PM1.56m
5:50AM1.47m
6:25PM1.70m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.45m
10:53PM0.64m
11:14AM0.41m
11:51PM0.52m
11:57AM0.38m
00:45AM0.40m
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clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
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—
—
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:33
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—
—
—
5:02
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
5:00
 mm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
1
4
3
2
—
—
4
1
—
—
2
3
2
2
3
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
16
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
196
141
138
138
100
202
161
133
130
130
127
125
98
96
122
68
50
65
60
59
57
192
168
139
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
36
36
100
67
63
60
59
38
37
93
82
43
39
35
28
9
8
9
60
61
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
23
0.2
S
22
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
18
0.3
E
11
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
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
—
—
—
4
2
13
12
11
41
37
68
56
21
21
21
21
21
19
9
—
—
8
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
—
—
—
Energy kJ
718
711
698
615
592
186
214
237
221
247
247
279
303
286
216
270
294
243
211
216
204
—
—
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
89
256
327
327
70
137
89
70
70
41
205
294
119
205
83
205
205
205
205
175
205
12
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Newcastle -The Harbour
Box Head
Umina Point
Backdoor 4
Stockton Beach
Fly Roads
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
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Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Quarantine
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Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Red Bluff
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Red Bluff
WA - North West
Steep Point
WA - North West
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Snapper Rocks
QLD - Gold Coast
Snapper Rocks
QLD - Gold Coast
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Red Bluff
WA - North West
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
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South Africa
Inner Pool
South Africa
Fish Boma
South Africa
Pauba
Brazil
Super Tubes
South Africa
Papatowai
New Zealand
Barbel Point
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Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Barbel Point
South Africa
Barbel Point
South Africa
Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Dunedin - Bobs Beach
New Zealand
Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
New Zealand
Whacky Point
South Africa
Whacky Point
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Trial Harbour
Australia
St Vincent Left
New Caledonia
Easter Reef
Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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