The Box surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 31 Jan 2026 AWST
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The Box surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Box sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Box today?

The current surf forecast for The Box at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
2
S
1.9
S
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1213131313121212121212121111111111111111771913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)723688653653643584511503503442389383320344338338396347303264342328450569
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
5
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
NE
10
SW
20
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.86
9:48PM
0.83
10:24PM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
-0.03
6:56AM
0.04
7:24AM
0.13
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset--7:25-------7:24-------7:24-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212322191614131624262522222320232322221818181718
Feels °C (?)1617161310981224222119192119222120171413141213
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