Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 7AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). 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 (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 144 | 151 | 412 | 1290 | 1568 | 1345 | 972 | 790 | 634 | 567 | 675 | 542 | 439 | 343 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.32m | 8:20PM2.02m | 9:07AM1.36m | 9:08PM2.01m | 9:55AM1.39m | 9:55PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.12m | 1:47PM0.35m | 3:08AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:54AM0.06m | 3:30PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 542 | 439 | 343 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 7 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | S 20 | S 16 | E 10 | S 17 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 34 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 50 | 144 | 151 | 412 | 1290 | 1568 | 1345 | 972 | 790 | 634 | 567 | 675 | — | — | — | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 128 | 110 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 89 | 133 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 68 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 52 | 70 |
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