Box Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.74° S 152.19° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Box Beach sea temperature is

19.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Box Beach today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (18 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	3	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	145	186	229	314	458	524	1174	1342	1188	1122	968	989	926	962	873	800	734	734	644	541	541	482
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			11:27AM1.41m				11:24PM1.69m				12:13PM1.41m				00:07AM1.52m				1:00PM1.41m
Low Tide	5:20AM0.17m				5:11PM0.46m				6:00AM0.26m				6:03PM0.55m				6:39AM0.36m				7:00PM0.63m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—
mm	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	11	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 20	S 20	ENE 11	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10
kJ	112	82	53	71	68	133	27	1342	1188	1122	968	989	926	962	873	800	734	734	644	541	541	482
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 18	—	S 10	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	35	79	74	6	—	45	113	103	154	150	142	183	174	175	168	212	196	187	184	180	177	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 19	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	66	28	25	23	13	12	12	13	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	145	186	229	314	458	524	1174	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Boomerang Beach (South) NSW - Port Macquarie	Stockton Beach NSW - Newcastle	Fly Roads NSW - Newcastle	Box Beach NSW - Newcastle	Fly Roads NSW - Newcastle	Fly Roads NSW - Newcastle	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Fly Roads NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	1
Distance (km)	70	204	204	133	216	216	133	127	133	133	133	41	83	70	52	41	2	0	2	2	17	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle												JD Reef	JD Reef	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Forresters	Crackneck	Crackneck	Frazer Park	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Copacobana Point	Crackneck
Rating (10 max)												3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6

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