
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
635 | 612 | 725 | 700 | 632 | 605 | 614 | 539 | 461 | 466 | 397 | 351 | 308 | 340 | 1110 | 1093 | 658 | 908 | 895 | 710 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.76m | 10:06AM1.35m | 10:00PM1.71m | 10:42AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.48m | 4:02AM0.23m | 3:42PM0.48m | 4:35AM0.26m | 4:25PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
635 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 632 | 605 | 614 | 539 | 461 | 466 | 397 | 351 | 308 | 340 | 1110 | 1093 | 658 | 908 | 895 | 710 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 14 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 129 | 290 | 332 | 3 | 3 | 276 | 35 | 35 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 11 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | NE 8 |
3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 4 |
— | 612 | 725 | 700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 83 | 68 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 261 | 12 | 12 |
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