Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Head today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Head at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Box Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47AM0.77m | 4:47PM0.86m | 4:53AM0.75m | 5:39PM0.97m | 5:56AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.28m | 10:02AM0.15m | 10:50PM0.25m | 10:49AM0.15m | 00:01AM0.20m | 11:37AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 23 | 99 | 66 | 57 | 41 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 66 | 85 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | S 15 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 64 | 111 | 132 | 91 | 112 | — | — | 41 | 54 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 413 |
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