Newport · Lincoln County · Oregon
The Box Surf Report & Forecast, Newport, Oregon
The Box, Newport, Oregon: 10–11 ft, well overhead, at 6 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 10.7 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 19 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 9.2 ft at 11:47 am.
10–11 ft
well overhead · occasional 12 ft
- Swell
- 10.7 ft · 13 s · WSW
- Wind
- 19 mph (S), gusts 31cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.0 ft risinghigh 9.2 ft at 11:47 am
- Water
- 54°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 57°Ffeels like 47°F
- Sun
- rise 7:06 amset 4:54 pm
The Box surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at The Box: 8 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at The Box: 7 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 11–12 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 31 | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 9–11 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 33 | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 9–11 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 7.9 ft |
| 11 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 8.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 9.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 8.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 7.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 5.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 3.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 1.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 19 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 23 | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 12–14 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 27 | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 13–15 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 30 | 7.7 ft |
| 11 am | 12–14 ft | Poor | 18 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 30 | 8.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 18 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 29 | 9.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 17 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 28 | 9.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 17 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 28 | 8.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 12–13 ft | Poor | 18 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 30 | 6.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 28 | 4.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 27 | 2.4 ft |
The Box waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 am, sets at The Box arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 10.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 96 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 89% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
The Box surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at The Box: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 12–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 19 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 11–17 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–13 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for The Box are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 9–14 ft | Poor | 10.7 ft · 13 s · WSW | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 33 | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 10–15 ft | Poor | 11.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 23 | 17 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 28 | 12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 9–17 ft | Poor | 13.0 ft · 14 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (SE) | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 9–15 ft | Poor | 8.7 ft · 13 s · W | 38 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 62 | 26 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 36 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 11–17 ft | Poor | 24.9 ft · 18 s · W | 19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 21 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 32 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9–13 ft | Poor | 8.0 ft · 14 s · W | 18 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 25 | 15 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 21 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 12–18 ft | Poor | 22.6 ft · 18 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 17 | 11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 9–15 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph cross-shore (S) | 11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6–9 ft | Fair | — | 13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 26 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5–12 ft | Epic | — | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for The Box are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
The Box tide chart and tide times
Tides at The Box today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 7.6 ft at 12:46 am, low 3.9 ft at 5:54 am, high 9.2 ft at 11:47 am and low -0.1 ft at 6:46 pm. At 6 am the tide is 4.0 ft and rising.
The Box tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 7.6 ft at 12:46 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:54 amHigh 9.2 ft at 11:47 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:46 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 7.6 ft at 1:29 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:25 amHigh 9.3 ft at 12:13 pmLow 0.1 ft at 7:20 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 7.4 ft at 2:07 amLow 4.7 ft at 6:57 amHigh 9.1 ft at 12:49 pmLow 0.9 ft at 7:57 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 7.9 ft at 2:58 amLow 5.8 ft at 7:33 amHigh 9.8 ft at 1:29 pmLow 2.0 ft at 8:45 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.0 ft at 3:39 amLow 6.0 ft at 8:28 amHigh 8.9 ft at 2:01 pmLow 2.0 ft at 9:25 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.8 ft at 4:34 amLow 6.1 ft at 9:22 amHigh 8.4 ft at 2:49 pmLow 2.1 ft at 10:20 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.3 ft at 5:27 amLow 5.4 ft at 10:43 amHigh 7.0 ft at 3:46 pmLow 1.9 ft at 11:07 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.2 ft at 6:23 amLow 4.9 ft at 11:59 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
The Box water temperature
The water temperature at The Box is about 54°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 47°F and a 19 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 54 and 55°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near The Box
- South Beach0.5 mi S · 10–12 ft · Poor
- Nye Beach2.1 mi N · 9–11 ft · Poor to Fair
- Agate Beach3.4 mi N · 9–10 ft · Poor to Fair
- North Agate4.2 mi N · 9–11 ft · Poor
- Avalanche4.7 mi N · 12–14 ft · Poor
- Moolack Beach6.3 mi N · 12–13 ft · Fair
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About The Box
The Box is a jetty in Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon, facing west-southwest. Also called North Jetty and Yaquina Bay.
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