
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2600 | 3234 | 3337 | 3264 | 3527 | 3140 | 2770 | 2163 | 1812 | 1264 | 924 | 742 | 599 | 516 | 394 | 385 | 325 | 407 | 354 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.57m | 11:39PM1.19m | 12:07PM1.51m | 00:23AM1.07m | 12:54PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.57m | 5:28AM0.57m | 6:55PM0.64m | 6:03AM0.65m | 8:03PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2163 | 1537 | 3 | 924 | 742 | 599 | 516 | 394 | 385 | 325 | 407 | 354 | 314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | S 18 | E 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 61 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | — | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 97 | 148 | 143 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
2600 | 3234 | 3337 | 3264 | 3527 | 3140 | 2770 | — | 1812 | 1264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 869 | 869 | 521 | 383 | 205 | 89 | 83 | 47 | 89 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 12 | 17 |
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