Surf Forecasts:
Box Beach surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, SSE swell with 1,093 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Box Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Box Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Box Beach in the next 16 days are 1.8m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Box Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 722 | 682 | 685 | 539 | 456 | 308 | 1060 | 698 | 625 | 297 | 224 | 75 | 25 | 21 | 85 | 313 | 785 | 484 | 373 | 357 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | off | off | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.76m | 10:06AM1.35m | 10:00PM1.71m | 10:42AM1.39m | 10:37PM1.64m | 11:20AM1.43m | 11:19PM1.54m | 12:04PM1.47m | 00:05AM1.43m | 12:54PM1.50m | 1:02AM1.30m | 1:55PM1.54m | 2:14AM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.48m | 4:02AM0.23m | 3:42PM0.48m | 4:35AM0.26m | 4:25PM0.50m | 5:09AM0.31m | 5:13PM0.53m | 5:45AM0.37m | 6:08PM0.57m | 6:26AM0.43m | 7:14PM0.60m | 7:15AM0.49m | 8:34PM0.60m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 722 | 5 | 685 | 539 | 456 | 308 | 1060 | 698 | 625 | 297 | 224 | 75 | 25 | 21 | 85 | 313 | 785 | 484 | 373 | 357 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 13 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | S 21 | S 21 | E 15 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 290 | 3 | 236 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 17 | S 21 | NE 8 | E 16 | S 20 | E 15 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 18 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 1 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
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