The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Box sea temperature is

15.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Box today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 12AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	18s
Evening (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	5236	4363	2602	2231	2829	2829	2443	2012	1503	1809	3639	3458	3077	3039	2963	2567	2179	1959	1784	1638	1393	1273	984	886
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		5:30PM3.02m				5:51AM3.08m					6:48PM3.19m				7:08AM3.20m				7:51PM3.42m				8:13AM3.37m
Low Tide				11:47PM1.02m					12:21PM0.86m				1:03AM0.87m				1:32PM0.71m				2:05AM0.67m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—
	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	13	12	13	12	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15
Feels °C	6	5	8	8	8	10	9	9	8	8	7	8	7	7	9	10	12	11	10	9	9	9	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	5236	4363	2602	2231	2829	2829	2443	2012	1484	1809	3639	3458	3077	3039	2963	2567	2179	1959	1784	1638	1393	1273	984	886
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 10	SW 11	S 8	S 8	S 8	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	S 6	—	S 6	S 6	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	350	364	235	156	122	954	1503	1749	49	—	35	15	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	163	361	647	88	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 4
kJ	996	723	515	343	—	—	—	—	71	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	43	7	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	20	20	221
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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