
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
294 | 294 | 245 | 295 | 248 | 248 | 235 | 197 | 193 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 146 | 119 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 62 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.41m | 1:38AM1.21m | 2:45PM1.42m | 2:35AM1.10m | 3:43PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.69m | 7:56AM0.52m | 9:18PM0.72m | 8:38AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
294 | 294 | 245 | 295 | 248 | 248 | 235 | 197 | 193 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 146 | 119 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 62 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 |
56 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 4 |
— | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 22 | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 127 |
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