Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 5PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1048 | 1255 | 1262 | 1266 | 1137 | 940 | 753 | 584 | 416 | 324 | 324 | 956 | 1051 | 1114 | 2504 | 4105 | 7460 | 10624 | 12287 | 13475 | 14349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:39PM2.74m | 5:10AM2.71m | 6:00PM2.77m | 6:21AM2.74m | 7:00PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM1.16m | 10:57PM1.32m | 11:29AM1.22m | 00:16AM1.30m | 12:40PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1048 | 1255 | 1262 | 1266 | 1137 | 940 | 753 | 584 | 416 | 324 | 324 | 161 | 338 | 149 | — | — | — | 658 | 942 | 1789 | 14349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 29 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 38 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 764 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 56 | 133 | 312 | 956 | 1051 | 1114 | 2504 | 4105 | 7460 | 10624 | 12287 | 13475 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 332 | 377 | 525 | 113 | 113 | 129 | 542 | 538 | 542 | 134 | 128 | 318 | 299 | 569 | 578 | 585 | 60 | 43 |
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