The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.77° N 0.20° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
24.6°C
3.7° 

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


How big are the waves at The Box today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 4AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
2.1
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.2
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
4
13
28
80
130
533
889
681
545
509
403
402
310
199
150
104
67
34
18
10
28
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
SSW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NE
10
SSE
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:28PM0.12m
5:18PM0.11m
6:02PM0.11m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.01m
5:30AM0.02m
5:55AM0.02m
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7:16
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7:15
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 mm
1
4
6
7
2
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1
1
2
3
1
2
4
18
6
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Temp °C
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
18
18
19
21
24
25
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
20
18
16
15
16
14
15
14
13
14
16
20
12
14
17
18
17
19
21
23
21
22
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