Box Head surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Box Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Box Head sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Box Head today?

The current surf forecast for Box Head at 6AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)16916161616888988888888111111161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565555555655555551222555
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
0.66
7:22AM
1.13
8:01PM
0.73
8:14AM
1.16
8:47PM
0.81
9:01AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.19
2:12PM
0.09
1:33AM
0.15
2:57PM
0.06
2:31AM
0.11
3:37PM
0.04
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:30-------7:30
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C222221212223232322222221212424232222212021242624
Feels °C (?)222221212222222222222322222423232322222223242524
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