Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 168 | 173 | 154 | 142 | 123 | 126 | 133 | 109 | 80 | 80 | 170 | 233 | 264 | 287 | 356 | 459 | 459 | 407 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.63m | 7:15AM1.22m | 7:06PM1.69m | 7:50AM1.31m | 7:44PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.62m | 1:14AM0.37m | 12:38PM0.55m | 1:47AM0.30m | 1:22PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 105 | 168 | 173 | 154 | 142 | 123 | 126 | 133 | 109 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 55 | 54 | 287 | 356 | 459 | 459 | 407 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | — | 10 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 65 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | SW 3 | — | W 2 | — | WNW 3 | W 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 247 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 125 | 170 | 233 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 205 | 175 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 1 |
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