Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 25 | 40 | 182 | 57 | 71 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.63m | 5:26AM1.32m | 5:59PM1.76m | 6:29AM1.32m | 6:50PM1.88m | 7:28AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.44m | 11:35PM0.50m | 11:19AM0.42m | 00:36AM0.38m | 12:11PM0.39m | 1:33AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
— | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
45 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 60 | 57 | 71 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 51 | 25 | 40 | 182 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 248 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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