Box Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Box Beach today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Evening (05 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s

Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 5								Monday 6								Tuesday 7
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	4	1	!	!	0	!	!	!	!	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	188	997	988	2590	2926	2956	4551	3648	2936	2441	2043	1835	1650	1851	1544	1583	1626	1706	1868	1962	2409	2629	2546	2248
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:02PM1.64m				11:59AM1.27m				11:43PM1.56m				12:44PM1.32m				00:30AM1.47m					1:34PM1.38m
Low Tide			5:50AM0.33m				5:31PM0.64m				6:28AM0.37m				6:27PM0.66m					7:09AM0.41m				7:33PM0.68m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	16	13	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	10	9	9	9	9	7	8	9	8	10	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 12	E 11	E 8	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SSE 10	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 18	—	S 17	SSE 11
kJ	188	538	37	20	29	29	30	31	14	16	16	16	16	1510	17	14	12	3	3	3	6	—	22	2248
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	E 11	—	—	—	E 13	—	—	—	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 11	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	SSW 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	139	37	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	17	16	37	9	14	14	14	14	3	3	35	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	N 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	—	—	—	—
kJ	39	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	—
kJ	—	997	988	2590	2926	2956	4551	3648	2936	2441	2043	1835	1650	1851	1544	1583	1626	1706	1868	1962	2409	2629	2546	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	57	89	89	205	205	205	205	247	327	327	318	256	89	89	83	83	83	70	133	133	175	89
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Rating (10 max)	2	4															4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	7	5	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	5	5

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