Surf Forecasts:
The Box surf forecast from 16 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 25 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 29 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 5,267 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 16 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Box this week:
The surf forecast for The Box over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Box in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 25th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 29th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Box over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 481 | 346 | 286 | 345 | 452 | 869 | 754 | 563 | 403 | 590 | 784 | 2023 | 1560 | 1332 | 975 | 1331 | 2815 | 2804 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:11PM0.65m | 11:32PM0.60m | 11:32PM0.54m | 8:57PM0.49m | 7:50PM0.52m | 7:04AM0.40m | 7:42PM0.59m | 8:49AM0.38m | 7:50PM0.66m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.18m | 12:43PM0.20m | 12:33PM0.24m | 3:30AM0.44m | 12:24PM0.27m | 2:57AM0.35m | 12:21PM0.31m | 3:20AM0.25m | 12:12PM0.35m | 3:59AM0.15m | |||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 724 | 481 | 298 | 286 | 345 | 452 | 869 | 754 | 563 | 403 | 590 | 784 | 2023 | 1560 | 1332 | 975 | — | — | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | — | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 38 | 155 | 245 | 123 | 46 | — | 35 | 204 | 587 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 209 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 99 | 42 | 346 | 282 | 100 | 389 | 257 | 91 | 32 | — | 16 | — | — | 52 | 284 | 601 | 1331 | 2815 | 2804 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 47 | 183 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1356 | 1796 | 44 | 297 | 12 | 195 | 1356 | 630 | 1689 |
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