Box Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.55° S 151.34° E

Issued: 4 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Box Head sea temperature is

19.6°C

Box Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	5s
Evening (12 Oct)	-	-

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Mon 12				Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	S 16	NE 6	S 15	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 6	S 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2	5	0	4	20	53	64	119	157	168	99	166	713	1960	2324	1600	1033	686	558	1107
Wind (km/h)	N	E	W	S	SW	S	SSW	S	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				10:49PM0.80m					11:07AM1.05m				11:24PM0.72m				11:44AM1.02m
Low Tide			5:05PM0.09m			4:45AM0.12m					5:48PM0.12m				5:16AM0.14m				6:32PM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	1	—	1	8	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	33	30	29	23	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	15
Feels °C	32	30	27	23	20	19	17	18	18	18	17	12	8	7	10	9	9	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	NE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 7	NE 8	S 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 11
kJ	11	10	57	104	91	99	82	91	157	35	99	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	1107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 6	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	S 16	S 16	NE 8	E 9	NE 7	ENE 10	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	S 17	S 15	S 13	ENE 9
kJ	13	1	9	9	6	2	5	5	73	14	34	18	8	5	5	4	6	40	14	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	S 16	E 8	S 15	S 15	S 17	—	N 12	S 16	—	E 8	N 12	S 15	S 18	—	NE 11	NNE 6	—	N 9	E 15
kJ	2	5	12	4	4	6	—	3	5	—	13	3	4	6	—	5	4	—	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 4	NE 6	—	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	SSE 7	SE 5	SSE 6	S 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	—
kJ	20	24	115	—	20	53	64	119	—	168	32	166	713	1960	2324	1600	1033	686	558	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Avalon-North NSW - Sydney North Coast	Palm Beach Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Macmasters Point NSW - Newcastle	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Barrack Point NSW - Illawarra	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	4	1	1	2	3	4
Distance (km)	10	38	3	10	4	10	16	10	10	12	3	37	176	213	133	180	180	213	121	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle		Lakes Beach	Crackneck	Little Bombie	Crackneck	Little Bombie	Little Bombie	Little Bombie	JD Reef	Backdoor 4	JD Reef	JD Reef
Rating (10 max)		1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	1	2	5	4	4	4	5	4	6	2	1	4	4	7	2	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	The Bombie Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Asu Indonesia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Benkunqut Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	4	7	4	4	4

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