Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 357 | 298 | 262 | 225 | 235 | 251 | 262 | 262 | 252 | 142 | 125 | 167 | 120 | 87 | 83 | 62 | 94 | 81 | 191 | 223 | 315 | 492 | 487 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.07m | 12:54PM1.46m | 1:24AM0.99m | 1:52PM1.43m | 2:59AM0.97m | 3:00PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.65m | 8:03PM0.68m | 6:50AM0.72m | 9:22PM0.66m | 7:57AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 416 | 357 | 298 | 262 | 225 | 235 | 251 | 262 | 211 | 175 | 142 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 87 | 83 | 62 | 94 | 81 | 191 | 223 | 225 | 492 | 487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 4 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 155 | 138 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 133 | 86 | 77 | 65 | 252 | 42 | 30 | 167 | 109 | 14 | 37 | 52 | 52 | 6 | 54 | 171 | 315 | 96 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | S 17 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 28 | 60 | 101 | 97 | 148 | 145 | 262 | 64 | 100 | 100 | 29 | 15 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 119 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 12 | 0 |
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