The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 9AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
4
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
20
1.6
SW
20
2
SW
19
2.1
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5241
5031
4486
3943
3833
3775
3560
3344
2871
2219
1702
1424
1280
1008
425
424
855
1004
1842
2775
3119
4982
5308
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10AM3.44m
11:24PM3.62m
11:45AM3.43m
11:58PM3.58m
12:21PM3.38m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.55m
5:18PM0.50m
5:41AM0.53m
5:54PM0.54m
6:18AM0.55m
6:32PM0.63m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
4
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
7
7
5
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
6
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
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