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Box Beach Surf Photo: 'boxy big wave' by dyl

Issued: 10 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Box Beach sea temperature is

21.5°C

1.3°

Box Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE
	12 s	cross	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW	S	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSE	SE
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSE	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S		SSE
	13 s	cross		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S		SSE	SSW
	13 s	cross		13 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S		SSE	SSW
	13 s	cross		13 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW		SSE
	13 s	cross- off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW		SSE	SSW
	12 s	off		12 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W		SSE	SSW
	12 s	off		12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW		SSE	SSW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SE		SSE	SSW
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E		SSE	SSW
	12 s	on		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 January at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Box Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 4 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (1.9 ft). Range 1.97m (6.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Box Beach Surf Photo: 'boxy big wave' by dyl

Taken on 17/1/2018 big waves that day

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User: dyl (1 photo)

Country: Australia (2691 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:05 pm 17 Jan 2018