The Box surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Box today?

The current surf forecast for The Box at 4PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)131313141514141414131313141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147415681904237932642968276324622534220018901668171918751754172915841460133913191791140114011240
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.56
11:52PM
0.40
10:47AM
0.63
11:05AM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
0.33
5:38PM
0.23
3:46AM
0.35
7:06PM
0.22
11:24PM
0.17
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:24------
Sunset----6:31-------6:30-------6:29---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171824242118181716182221191717171617212120171616
Feels °C (?)141522201814151514161917141212131213161514111011
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