Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 173 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 184 | 198 | 222 | 265 | 242 | 247 | 247 | 186 | 190 | 186 | 204 | 121 | 91 | 91 | 103 | 96 | 91 | 85 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09PM1.96m | 11:03AM1.31m | 10:59PM1.87m | 11:57AM1.31m | 11:49PM1.75m | 12:52PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.12m | 4:33PM0.46m | 5:52AM0.17m | 5:29PM0.53m | 6:41AM0.24m | 6:28PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 135 | 173 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 184 | 198 | 222 | 265 | 242 | 247 | 247 | 186 | 190 | 186 | 204 | 121 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 26 | 35 | 19 | 103 | 96 | 56 | 55 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 12 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — | — | 42 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 72 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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