Box Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.74° S 152.19° E

Issued: 3 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Box Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Box Beach today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
1
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
997
988
2590
2926
2956
4551
3648
2936
2441
2043
1835
1650
1851
1544
1583
1626
1706
1868
1962
2409
2629
2546
2248
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:02PM1.64m
11:59AM1.27m
11:43PM1.56m
12:44PM1.32m
00:30AM1.47m
1:34PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.33m
5:31PM0.64m
6:28AM0.37m
6:27PM0.66m
7:09AM0.41m
7:33PM0.68m
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
13
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
10
9
9
9
9
7
8
9
8
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.4
S
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
2.5
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
188
538
37
20
29
29
30
31
14
16
16
16
16
1510
17
14
12
3
3
3
6
22
2248
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
139
37
30
17
16
37
9
14
14
14
14
3
3
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
11
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
39
1
9
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
997
988
2590
2926
2956
4551
3648
2936
2441
2043
1835
1650
1851
1544
1583
1626
1706
1868
1962
2409
2629
2546
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
57
89
89
205
205
205
205
247
327
327
318
256
89
89
83
83
83
70
133
133
175
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
5
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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