
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
505 | 463 | 371 | 205 | 167 | 572 | 1075 | 1569 | 2084 | 2284 | 1940 | 1290 | 874 | 836 | 900 | 918 | 851 | 926 | 908 | 792 | 701 | 630 | 552 | 432 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.42m | 7:03PM1.88m | 7:42AM1.52m | 7:49PM1.87m | 8:22AM1.60m | 8:31PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.21m | 12:39PM0.39m | 1:36AM0.16m | 1:30PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.16m | 2:17PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
505 | 463 | 371 | 205 | 65 | 17 | 37 | 49 | 81 | 76 | 50 | 38 | 874 | 836 | 900 | 918 | 851 | 926 | 908 | 792 | 701 | 630 | 552 | 432 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 16 | S 23 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 22 | S 22 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 93 | 165 | 248 | 323 | 251 | 229 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 17 | E 16 | E 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 10 | E 15 | S 21 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 167 | 572 | 1075 | 1569 | 2084 | 2284 | 1940 | 1290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 663 | 205 | 205 | 216 | 127 | 83 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 35 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 83 | 47 | 2 |
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