Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 6PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 848 | 711 | 1312 | 1502 | 1398 | 1691 | 2347 | 2349 | 2146 | 2173 | 2187 | 1062 | 1589 | 1742 | 2241 | 2558 | 3496 | 4234 | 4493 | 4605 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:45AM3.62m | 10:06PM3.87m | 10:28AM3.67m | 10:48PM3.85m | 11:09AM3.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.23m | 4:20AM0.22m | 4:38PM0.20m | 5:03AM0.23m | 5:18PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 339 | 848 | 711 | 614 | 1502 | 1398 | 1691 | 2347 | 2349 | 2146 | 2173 | 2187 | 921 | 1589 | 1742 | 2241 | 2558 | 3496 | 4234 | 4493 | 4605 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 8 | — | SW 20 | — | NW 7 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 355 | 616 | 529 | 1312 | 457 | 365 | 326 | 6 | — | 186 | — | 23 | 1062 | 62 | 67 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 358 | 346 | 447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 100 | 246 | 437 | 611 | 750 | 843 | 759 | 730 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 60 | 43 | 162 | 60 | 43 |
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