Surf Forecasts:
The Box surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, NE swell with 20 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Box this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Box in the next 16 days are 0.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Box over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are going to test your patience if you’re hanging for a wave at The Box. It’s a beach and reef setup, advanced only, and it’s notorious for being inconsistent. This stretch is looking like a long, dry spell for the most part.
We’ve got a real gap in the action. From now, Friday the 17th of July, right through to late July, it’s mostly flat or junk. The first few days are a write-off: Friday morning is glassy but there’s absolutely no surf, and the wind turns onshore in the afternoon. Saturday and Sunday bring tiny, weak dribbles of swell at 1 ft from the north, with periods barely above 3 seconds – that’s just wind chop, not surf. The combined wave energy is pitiful, often in the single digits (3 or less). Monday the 20th through Thursday the 24th is a dead zone with nothing on offer. The wind is all over the shop, mostly cross or cross-onshore, and the water temp anomaly is 2° warmer than usual, so it’s a bit muggy out there.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show until Tuesday, the 28th of July. Early morning we finally see a pulse: a 4 ft NE groundswell with a 6-second period. The combined energy hits 157 (moderate). It’s not huge, but the wind is glassy. The Box needs a WSW offshore to be good, and we’ve got glass – not offshore, but dead calm works. Still, at 4 ft, it’s a small, weakish wave. The conditions are described as “surfable but very ordinary,” so it’s a slight improvement on the nothing we’ve had, but not a standout.
Honestly, the best on offer across the whole outlook is a toss-up between nothing and disappointment. There is no true standout here. The surf stays small, the period is short, and the swell direction is from the north and northeast, which is not The Box’s optimum from the ENE. The wind is rarely clean. For a break that’s already inconsistent, this is a long flat spell. If you’re a kiter, the beach setup with the moderate cross-shore winds on several days might be more interesting than paddling out for these scraps.
Hang in there. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d be looking at other plans.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSE 3 | NNE 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:12AM0.14m | 1:42AM0.13m | 2:05AM0.11m | 2:00AM0.09m | 7:44PM0.08m | 7:26PM0.09m | 7:48PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM-0.00m | 2:59PM0.01m | 11:21AM0.03m | 10:44AM0.03m | 10:22AM0.03m | 9:50PM0.07m | 10:08AM0.03m | 10:02AM0.02m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | ESE 4 | — | SSW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 3 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | S 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | SSW 2 | — | NNE 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | SW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1286 | 798 | 948 | 730 | 798 | 793 | 814 | 538 | 538 | 571 | 538 | 483 | 571 | 299 | 483 | 571 | 538 | 539 | 629 | 538 |
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