
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Box Beach today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Box Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Box Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
129 | 121 | 146 | 95 | 88 | 144 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 620 | 1283 | 1768 | 1962 | 2600 | 3228 | 2795 | 2738 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.65m | 10:26PM1.46m | 10:50AM1.62m | 11:01PM1.32m | 11:27AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.41m | 4:28AM0.40m | 5:12PM0.49m | 4:58AM0.49m | 6:00PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 12 | NE 7 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 |
129 | 121 | 84 | 81 | 55 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — |
12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 16 | S 15 | S 17 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | S 16 | S 17 | — | S 17 | E 15 | — | — | — |
2 | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | WNW 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
31 | 102 | 146 | 95 | 88 | 144 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 160 | 620 | 1283 | 1768 | 1962 | 2600 | 3228 | 2795 | 2738 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 311 | 120 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1427 | 70 | 205 | 133 | 89 | 89 | 712 | 869 | 869 | 89 | 205 |
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