Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 281 | 281 | 203 | 219 | 197 | 192 | 179 | 174 | 165 | 169 | 181 | 204 | 232 | 245 | 295 | 426 | 362 | 611 | 988 | 1229 | 1602 | 1862 | 1680 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:12AM3.11m | 8:31PM3.23m | 8:59AM3.24m | 9:15PM3.29m | 9:40AM3.36m | 9:55PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.73m | 2:46AM0.58m | 3:09PM0.62m | 3:28AM0.49m | 3:50PM0.56m | 4:06AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 374 | 188 | 257 | 185 | 219 | 197 | 192 | 179 | 174 | 141 | 139 | 167 | 204 | 232 | 245 | 295 | 426 | 362 | 260 | 988 | 1229 | 1602 | 1862 | 1680 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 117 | 281 | 281 | 203 | 200 | 164 | 132 | 134 | 141 | 58 | 51 | 80 | 158 | 183 | 190 | 190 | 147 | 171 | 611 | 171 | 129 | 90 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | NW 15 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 34 | 139 | 147 | 251 | 310 | 198 | 140 | 134 | 76 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 154 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 169 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 79 | 41 | 440 | 245 | 142 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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