Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 114 | 149 | 639 | 1599 | 867 | 682 | 502 | 375 | 1204 | 1085 | 949 | 917 | 1048 | 850 | 802 | 710 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.20m | 8:11PM1.77m | 8:55AM1.26m | 8:47PM1.78m | 9:31AM1.31m | 9:23PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.29m | 1:39PM0.50m | 2:56AM0.24m | 2:21PM0.48m | 3:29AM0.22m | 3:01PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 90 | 639 | 1069 | 867 | 682 | 502 | 375 | 1204 | 1085 | 949 | 917 | 795 | 5 | 802 | 710 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 336 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | SE 6 | E 13 | S 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 114 | 149 | 144 | 1599 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1048 | 850 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 450 | 383 | 450 | 450 | 127 | 127 | 120 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 83 | 51 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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