Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 286 | 301 | 384 | 364 | 923 | 852 | 1163 | 2059 | 4223 | 5274 | 6018 | 5435 | 4747 | 4526 | 4350 | 4004 | 3832 | 3622 | 3369 | 3051 | 2620 | 2551 | 2358 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:08AM3.53m | 9:34PM3.81m | 9:59AM3.63m | 10:23PM3.89m | 10:47AM3.65m | 11:10PM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.37m | 3:49AM0.35m | 4:10PM0.27m | 4:38AM0.29m | 4:57PM0.26m | 5:26AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 250 | 177 | 112 | 384 | 364 | 923 | 852 | 780 | 2059 | 4223 | 5274 | 6018 | 5435 | 4747 | 4526 | 4350 | 4004 | 3832 | 3622 | 3369 | 3051 | 2620 | 2551 | 2358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 286 | 301 | 68 | 244 | 321 | 616 | 1163 | 953 | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 22 | NW 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 6 | SW 23 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 73 | 22 | 264 | 264 | 9 | 185 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 59 | 157 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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