Box Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.55° S 151.34° E

Box Head WaveFinder

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Box Head sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.4° 

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


Box Head surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period, SSE swell with 1,217 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Box Head this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Box Head in the next 16 days are 2.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7PM (Wed 8th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 10s

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


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