
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 62 | 145 | 596 | 410 | 202 | 122 | 103 | 97 | 191 | 133 | 122 | 94 | 61 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.22m | 1:28PM1.62m | 2:13AM1.13m | 2:45PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.53m | 6:45AM0.55m | 8:27PM0.53m | 7:53AM0.60m | 9:55PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
52 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 62 | 49 | 596 | 410 | 202 | 122 | 65 | 61 | 191 | 133 | 122 | 27 | 34 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 33 | 145 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 103 | 97 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 85 | 61 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 |
— | 1 | 6 | 48 | 97 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 94 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 190 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
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