Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 114 | 139 | 331 | 1026 | 1552 | 1330 | 929 | 634 | 578 | 491 | 496 | 307 | 295 | 257 | 217 | 177 | 138 | 111 | 103 | 98 | 103 | 175 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.36m | 9:08PM2.01m | 9:55AM1.39m | 9:55PM1.94m | 10:41AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:54AM0.06m | 3:30PM0.35m | 4:38AM0.10m | 4:21PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 319 | 307 | 295 | 257 | 217 | 177 | 138 | 111 | 83 | 77 | 44 | 25 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 61 | 77 | 60 | 77 | 20 | 21 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 24 | 23 | 76 | 39 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 114 | 139 | 331 | 1026 | 1552 | 1330 | 929 | 634 | 578 | 491 | 496 | — | — | 91 | — | 77 | 71 | 87 | 103 | 98 | 103 | 175 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 57 | 51 | 89 | 137 | 133 | 133 | 83 | 133 | 83 | 83 | 89 | 7 | 328 | 70 | 52 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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