Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1014 | 971 | 971 | 820 | 796 | 796 | 848 | 636 | 703 | 559 | 1626 | 1796 | 1975 | 2155 | 2285 | 4363 | 8323 | 19651 | 17725 | 12350 | 8075 | 5258 | 5028 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:47PM0.65m | 00:26AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.14m | 2:32PM0.12m | 2:55PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1014 | 971 | 971 | 820 | 796 | 796 | 848 | 636 | 703 | 418 | 1626 | 1796 | 1975 | 2155 | 2285 | 2582 | 2228 | — | — | — | — | 3724 | 2921 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | S 10 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 93 | 88 | 58 | 166 | 161 | 136 | 9 | 502 | 458 | 431 | 472 | 528 | 179 | 186 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | — | SW 12 | WSW 16 | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 3 | — | 86 | 559 | — | 39 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 67 | 129 | 190 | 662 | 838 | 2017 | 4363 | 8323 | 19651 | 17725 | 12350 | 8075 | 5258 | 5028 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 44 | 195 | 297 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 195 | 195 | 410 | 474 | 630 | 1349 | 1899 | 1796 | 1689 | 357 |
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