Box Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.74° S 152.19° E

Issued: 3 pm 04 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
4
1
0
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0
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0
0
0
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
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
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
514
332
301
188
980
988
2426
2834
2917
5241
3676
2913
2357
2006
1801
1618
1544
1544
1583
1658
1739
1941
2100
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:18AM1.24m
11:02PM1.64m
11:59AM1.27m
11:43PM1.56m
12:44PM1.32m
00:30AM1.47m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.60m
5:50AM0.33m
5:31PM0.64m
6:28AM0.37m
6:27PM0.66m
7:09AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
15
11
10
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
12
10
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.4
S
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
3.5
S
14
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.6
SE
14
1.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
663
514
332
301
188
535
37
20
29
30
4435
31
14
16
16
16
16
14
17
16
12
3
155
416
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.7
S
12
0.4
E
11
0.1
NE
6
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
29
26
26
24
139
37
2
30
30
16
16
9
15
14
13
14
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
8
5
5
5
39
1
14
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
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
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
SSE
11
Energy kJ
980
988
2426
2834
2917
5241
3676
2913
2357
2006
1801
1618
1544
1544
1583
1658
1739
1941
2100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
5
5
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
51
41
41
0
0
51
89
89
205
429
205
205
327
247
327
294
256
205
89
83
83
83
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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