Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 1242 | 996 | 745 | 606 | 521 | 463 | 273 | 300 | 466 | 904 | 1011 | 992 | 839 | 663 | 527 | 452 | 340 | 249 | 194 | 150 | 108 | 91 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.53m | 7:41PM1.73m | 8:15AM1.63m | 8:26PM1.69m | 8:53AM1.70m | 9:07PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.27m | 1:27PM0.41m | 2:01AM0.25m | 2:16PM0.35m | 2:38AM0.26m | 3:02PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 773 | 1242 | 996 | 745 | 606 | 521 | 463 | 273 | 300 | 466 | 904 | 1011 | 992 | 839 | 663 | 527 | 452 | 340 | 249 | 194 | 150 | 108 | 91 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 13 | S 21 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 199 | 160 | 190 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 86 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 13 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 71 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 45 | 47 | 35 | — | — | 54 | 47 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 110 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 871 | 871 | 157 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 120 | 2 | 0 |
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