The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 6PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5089
4544
4027
3943
3672
3101
2671
2635
2643
2643
2785
2824
2785
2424
2127
1693
1438
1438
1326
1326
1144
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM2.90m
8:02PM3.13m
8:25AM3.08m
8:40PM3.31m
9:02AM3.24m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.94m
2:18AM0.88m
2:35PM0.74m
2:54AM0.69m
3:10PM0.56m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
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