
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
308 | 332 | 1110 | 1077 | 646 | 1000 | 918 | 710 | 710 | 563 | 411 | 341 | 292 | 258 | 224 | 187 | 134 | 102 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.39m | 10:37PM1.64m | 11:20AM1.43m | 11:19PM1.54m | 12:04PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.26m | 4:25PM0.50m | 5:09AM0.31m | 5:13PM0.53m | 5:45AM0.37m | 6:08PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | ESE 7 |
308 | 322 | 1110 | 1077 | 646 | 1000 | 918 | 710 | 710 | 563 | 411 | 341 | 292 | 258 | 224 | 187 | 134 | 102 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 14 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | E 15 | S 16 | E 15 | S 15 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 |
290 | 332 | 3 | 3 | 276 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | S 21 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 15 | S 16 | E 15 | S 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 119 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 303 | 137 | 127 |
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