Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 555 | 448 | 329 | 263 | 348 | 284 | 292 | 253 | 201 | 165 | 139 | 213 | 258 | 211 | 209 | 181 | 118 | 94 | 137 | 127 | 309 | 253 | 227 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.22m | 5:51PM1.57m | 6:42AM1.33m | 6:34PM1.62m | 7:15AM1.44m | 7:15PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.46m | 11:29AM0.66m | 00:31AM0.39m | 12:18PM0.58m | 1:04AM0.34m | 1:01PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 219 | 82 | 146 | 125 | 237 | 348 | 153 | 181 | 137 | 132 | 125 | 116 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 52 | 48 | 30 | 71 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | E 13 | S 15 | — | S 20 | — | — | E 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 11 |
| kJ | 332 | 177 | 448 | 329 | 106 | 3 | 71 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 19 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 555 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 130 | 64 | 200 | 212 | 263 | 321 | 284 | 292 | 253 | 201 | 165 | 139 | 213 | 258 | 211 | 209 | 181 | 118 | 94 | 137 | 127 | 309 | 253 | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 171 | 247 | 171 | 209 | 199 | 120 | 12 | 191 | 261 | 385 | 261 | 120 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 259 | 259 | 191 | 12 |
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