
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1015 | 808 | 725 | 640 | 573 | 500 | 440 | 392 | 400 | 513 | 539 | 488 | 363 | 279 | 280 | 266 | 202 | 171 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.60m | 8:31PM1.82m | 9:00AM1.65m | 9:11PM1.72m | 9:37AM1.66m | 9:49PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.29m | 2:52AM0.19m | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:26AM0.24m | 3:45PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
1015 | 808 | 725 | 640 | 573 | 500 | 440 | 392 | 400 | 513 | 539 | 488 | 363 | 279 | 214 | 206 | 202 | 171 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 111 | 175 | 265 | 254 | 221 | 192 | 214 | 280 | 266 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 46 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 164 | 98 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 74 | 84 | 100 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 41 | 0 | 51 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 313 | 119 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 321 | 476 | 199 | 120 |
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