Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 994 | 835 | 682 | 575 | 499 | 502 | 492 | 435 | 393 | 407 | 346 | 511 | 533 | 553 | 480 | 460 | 378 | 338 | 338 | 294 | 321 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.64m | 00:20AM1.13m | 12:30PM1.58m | 1:10AM1.05m | 1:14PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.54m | 6:39PM0.51m | 5:48AM0.62m | 7:30PM0.56m | 6:27AM0.70m | 8:28PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 994 | 835 | 682 | 575 | 499 | 502 | 492 | 435 | 393 | 62 | 346 | 511 | 533 | 553 | 480 | 460 | 378 | 338 | 338 | 294 | 321 | 359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 158 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 53 | 29 | 116 | 108 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | — | 19 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 51 | 83 | 216 | 294 | 119 | 119 | 34 | 119 | 333 | 397 | 305 | 119 | 247 | 171 | 205 | 171 | 83 | 305 | 171 | 286 | 2 |
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