Box Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.74° S 152.19° E

Box Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Box Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.9° 

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


Box Beach surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period, S swell with 403 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Box Beach in the next 16 days are 1.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Tue 25th Aug)4.5ft (1.3m) 8s
Best Surf 4AM (Wed 26th Aug)5.5ft (1.7m) 8s
Most Powerful10AM (Sun 23rd Aug)4.5ft (1.3m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Box Beach over the next 16 days.


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