Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 273 | 278 | 551 | 880 | 625 | 710 | 848 | 1459 | 2062 | 1835 | 1333 | 972 | 701 | 588 | 418 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.45m | 3:47AM1.02m | 4:39PM1.50m | 5:04AM1.00m | 5:29PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.70m | 9:27AM0.60m | 11:39PM0.63m | 10:21AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 42 | 40 | 551 | 614 | 625 | 710 | 848 | 1459 | 2062 | 1835 | 1333 | 972 | 701 | 588 | 418 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 19 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 64 | 8 | 7 | — | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 5 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | — | 66 | 273 | 278 | 37 | 880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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