The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.77° N 0.20° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
26.0°C
2.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.3
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.6
E
5
0.3
NE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.3
NE
3
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
NE
3
1
E
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
41
83
93
49
23
49
32
27
17
5
15
4
52
2
66
72
5
86
5
5
6
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:24PM0.11m
4:29PM0.11m
5:31PM0.11m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.02m
6:27AM0.02m
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
19
21
22
21
23
23
22
23
22
21
22
23
24
25
25
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
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