
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
663 | 514 | 332 | 301 | 188 | 980 | 988 | 2426 | 2834 | 2917 | 5241 | 3676 | 2913 | 2357 | 2006 | 1801 | 1618 | 1544 | 1544 | 1583 | 1658 | 1739 | 1941 | 2100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.24m | 11:02PM1.64m | 11:59AM1.27m | 11:43PM1.56m | 12:44PM1.32m | 00:30AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.60m | 5:50AM0.33m | 5:31PM0.64m | 6:28AM0.37m | 6:27PM0.66m | 7:09AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
— | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | E 11 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
663 | 514 | 332 | 301 | 188 | 535 | 37 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 4435 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 155 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | E 11 | — | NE 6 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 139 | 37 | — | 2 | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — |
8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 980 | 988 | 2426 | 2834 | 2917 | 5241 | 3676 | 2913 | 2357 | 2006 | 1801 | 1618 | 1544 | 1544 | 1583 | 1658 | 1739 | 1941 | 2100 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 89 | 89 | 205 | 429 | 205 | 205 | 327 | 247 | 327 | 294 | 256 | 205 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 70 |
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