Surf Forecasts:
The Box surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period, ESE swell with 17 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 0.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Box over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you straight off the bat: the next 16 days are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. We’ve got a long stretch of almost nothing on the cards, so if you’re hanging for a wave, you might want to sort out your land-based hobbies for a while.
The only spot in the mix is The Box, and it’s a fickle one at the best of times—it's a beach and reef set-up that’s marked as inconsistent, which is about right for this forecast. The opening days are a total write-off. Friday the 7th is almost flat, with a tiny 0.3ft NE windswell and a cross-breeze messing things up. The water is a warm 84°, which is about 5° warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s a seriously notable warm spike, but it’s not going to save the surf.
We're looking at a gap of about a week and a half with no real surf on offer. Mornings are often clean and glassy, but there’s simply no swell to push through. A few days of nothing at all. The weak energy readings through this period—like 0, 1, 2, and 3—just confirm what your eyes will see: flat, or close to it.
It isn’t until around Monday the 17th that things start to stir. There’s a small pulse of swell, with a 3ft NNW groundswell showing up in the morning with a period of 4 seconds—that’s a short, weak one, so don't get too excited. Despite the clean light offshore breeze, the energy is just weak (24). The afternoon goes glassy with a tiny 2ft N swell, but again, it’s a 4-second period, so it’s messy and gutless. This is the only time in the window that might offer a wave, but it’s not one to write home about.
After that, it’s back to the flat and choppy stuff. The following days have a bit of short-period NE windswell bumping around, but the quality is poor and the cross-onshore winds will chop it up. The energy stays weak to moderate at best, but nothing that will make you grab your board with excitement.
Honestly, the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer for most of this period. The swell directions don’t match the optimum for The Box, and the periods are all too short.
There’s one thing to hold onto: this spot does tend not to stay poor for long. Forecasts change, so don’t give up hope entirely, but for now, the surfboard stays in the car. I’ll be watching the charts, but this one looks like a washout.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 3 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | ESE 3 |
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 kJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:59PM0.11m | 7:46PM0.12m | 8:31PM0.14m | 9:21PM0.15m | 10:05PM0.15m | 10:48PM0.15m | 11:28PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.01m | 9:37AM0.01m | 10:13AM-0.00m | 10:57AM-0.01m | 11:47AM-0.01m | 12:40PM-0.01m | 1:30PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 538 | 885 | 701 | 671 | 889 | 538 | 563 | 747 | 538 | 538 | 571 | 538 | 538 | 629 | 539 | 629 | 862 | 538 | 598 | 621 | 538 |
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