The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.77° N 0.20° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
24.3°C
3.6° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.2
E
7
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
54
32
18
27
18
18
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
11
16
17
4
17
27
30
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
S
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02PM0.11m
6:40PM0.11m
7:09PM0.10m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.03m
4:35AM0.03m
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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8:12
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8:14
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7:14
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7:13
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
19
20
21
23
24
24
22
22
21
20
21
23
23
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
22
21
18
18
15
14
15
18
19
17
19
20
18
20
19
18
18
18
17
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