The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.77° N 0.20° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
25.1°C
3.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 9AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
0.8
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
12
40
83
91
173
0
138
338
293
222
197
86
137
83
58
20
16
6
14
6
5
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
SE
10
NE
35
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:30AM0.04m
8:38PM0.10m
9:56AM0.05m
9:11PM0.09m
10:31AM0.07m
9:36PM0.07m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.03m
11:27AM0.04m
4:34AM0.04m
1:52PM0.05m
4:16AM0.04m
4:01PM0.05m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
24
23
22
23
23
23
21
19
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
21
21
19
20
22
21
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
18
18
18
18
16
18
19
18
18
18
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