Box Beach surf break

Box Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
20.5° 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 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (21 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1
E
1
E
1.6
SSE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)127712127111111111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23131933730528625623723723323322918517817216516216215912516112512512292
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
E
30
NE
30
NE
15
NNW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
1.21
10:09AM
1.76
10:46PM
1.17
10:46AM
1.74
11:31PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.37
3:31AM
0.49
4:58PM
0.36
4:07AM
0.54
5:40PM
0.37
4:45AM
0.59
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:34-------7:35-------7:36------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------1------12-------1
Temp. °C192019191919202020202020201918192322212020202020
Feels °C (?)151716171717181818181921212019212319182019171819
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