Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 216 | 196 | 157 | 196 | 136 | 175 | 194 | 258 | 210 | 225 | 229 | 224 | 246 | 216 | 208 | 237 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.73m | 9:31AM1.53m | 9:36PM1.68m | 10:07AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.25m | 3:25PM0.40m | 3:55AM0.29m | 4:10PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 257 | 204 | 196 | 157 | 196 | 136 | 175 | 194 | 258 | 210 | 225 | 229 | 224 | 184 | 175 | 138 | 82 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 256 | 216 | 108 | 105 | 101 | 117 | 88 | 120 | 34 | 96 | 150 | 211 | 190 | 246 | 216 | 208 | 237 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
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