Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 3PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 155 | 223 | 700 | 561 | 522 | 453 | 465 | 278 | 369 | 299 | 239 | 187 | 173 | 138 | 89 | 320 | 235 | 269 | 264 | 294 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.46m | 8:52PM1.95m | 9:30AM1.51m | 9:35PM1.86m | 10:11AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.30m | 3:27AM0.10m | 3:18PM0.30m | 4:05AM0.15m | 4:04PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 163 | 155 | 150 | 365 | 561 | 522 | 453 | 357 | 278 | 369 | 299 | 239 | 187 | 173 | 138 | 89 | 207 | 235 | 269 | 113 | 104 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 72 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 17 | 17 | 114 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 19 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 59 | 47 | 18 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 65 | 18 | 18 | 33 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 223 | 700 | — | — | — | 465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 320 | — | — | 264 | 294 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 51 | 51 | 133 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 83 | 51 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 83 | 51 | 83 | 51 |
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