Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 209 | 143 | 198 | 121 | 139 | 259 | 192 | 184 | 175 | 151 | 117 | 117 | 66 | 117 | 124 | 127 | 164 | 155 | 138 | 149 | 136 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.54m | 10:55PM1.59m | 11:30AM1.52m | 11:32PM1.42m | 12:11PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.23m | 4:49PM0.42m | 5:15AM0.32m | 5:37PM0.51m | 5:47AM0.42m | 6:27PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 145 | 128 | 134 | 198 | 121 | 139 | 259 | 192 | 117 | 175 | 146 | 111 | 76 | 56 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 97 | 87 | 138 | 149 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 17 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 17 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | E 9 | ESE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 209 | 71 | 76 | 104 | 98 | 54 | 52 | 184 | 23 | 151 | 67 | 49 | 43 | 26 | 44 | 39 | 6 | 41 | 82 | 81 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | ESE 15 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 143 | 95 | 98 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 70 | 87 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 163 | 62 | — | — | 66 | 114 | 131 | 117 | — | 120 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 66 | 117 | 124 | 127 | 164 | 155 | 34 | 33 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 89 | 137 | 70 | 83 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 157 | 133 | 83 | 120 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 171 | 171 | 12 | 1 |
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