
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 65 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 60 | 45 | 199 | 204 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 151 | 143 | 134 | 109 | 149 | 149 | 178 | 245 | 283 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.43m | 4:54AM1.09m | 4:12PM1.42m | 5:46AM1.19m | 5:14PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.82m | 10:30PM0.56m | 9:47AM0.82m | 11:20PM0.52m | 11:01AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
65 | 65 | 50 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 131 | 120 | 123 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 134 | 109 | 149 | 149 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 13 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
39 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 66 | 60 | 45 | 199 | 204 | — | 127 | 127 | 151 | 143 | — | — | — | — | 178 | 245 | 283 | 222 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 171 | 247 | 157 | 127 | 120 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 385 | 261 | 157 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 34 | 476 | 261 | 199 | 120 |
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