
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 44 | 23 | 41 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 100 | 103 | 314 | 1458 | 1245 | 858 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.27m | 7:30PM1.98m | 8:18AM1.32m | 8:20PM2.02m | 9:07AM1.36m | 9:08PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.22m | 12:51PM0.39m | 2:20AM0.12m | 1:47PM0.35m | 3:08AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 11 | — | — | — |
32 | 44 | 23 | 41 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 62 | 103 | 279 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 88 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
89 | 38 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 100 | 4 | 314 | 1458 | 1245 | 858 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 42 | 68 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 383 | 137 | 137 | 687 | 137 | 454 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 41 | 51 | 83 | 51 |
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