The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.4° 

The Box surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Box today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 1PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
618
746
737
1314
1284
1062
1020
1006
992
639
518
503
488
627
817
589
447
595
861
640
498
560
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:03AM3.13m
7:41PM3.39m
8:05AM3.32m
8:33PM3.62m
8:58AM3.50m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.96m
1:24PM0.82m
1:56AM0.71m
2:21PM0.57m
2:48AM0.48m
3:10PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
11
10
9
10
11
8
9
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
15
14
14
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