The Box Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

The Box surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's The Box sea temperature is 19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Box today?

The current surf forecast for The Box at 5AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Evening (23 Apr)	2ft (0.6m)	18s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).
		Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	S 7	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1333	1218	1004	900	710	503	460	323	249	246	224	215	560	553	396	300	407	459	341	336	221	323	362	581
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:35AM3.26m				2:14PM3.02m				2:49AM3.09m					3:29PM2.90m				4:07AM3.01m				4:41PM2.87m
Low Tide	7:18PM0.75m				8:01AM0.89m				8:22PM0.97m					9:11AM1.02m				9:37PM1.09m				10:25AM1.05m


	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	1	1	1	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	15	15	14	13	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16
Feels °C	11	12	12	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	7	8	8	9	10	12	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	S 7	S 7	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	S 6	SW 13	SW 16
kJ	1333	1218	1004	900	710	118	111	171	210	134	138	215	560	553	395	255	407	459	341	336	221	50	205	581
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 8	—	SW 12	SW 12	—	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 13	SW 17	SW 13
kJ	203	106	106	164	99	61	47	155	249	246	224	208	15	—	68	68	—	18	17	97	177	208	362	205
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 20	SW 19	SSW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 8	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	—	SW 18	—	—
kJ	2	23	75	23	68	97	95	9	140	140	25	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	—	323	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	S 8	S 8	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	503	460	323	—	—	91	69	79	203	396	300	124	106	106	126	83	43	37	42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Pines Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Pines Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	3	2
Distance (km)	8	0	0	7	20	20	5	38	8	0	3	4	3	3	7	73	43	221	43	43	8	3	0	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Waipapakauri Beach	Waipu Cove	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	The Ledge	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge	Taipa Bay		Twilight Beach	Herangi Beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	1	1		3	2	1	2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	4	4	5	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Outer Pool South Africa	Heaven South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Barrancon Chile
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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