The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Box today?

The current surf forecast for The Box at 11AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Nov)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (16 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121413131313121212121211111111111211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16831496139212642094200215941374115482768355544233223316811473118174202238270223
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
2.91
8:03PM
3.02
8:33AM
3.03
8:47PM
3.09
9:14AM
3.16
9:26PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.90
1:57PM
0.93
2:20AM
0.77
2:43PM
0.82
3:01AM
0.66
3:23PM
0.74
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise-6:13-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:10-------8:12-------8:13--
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151416181818161617161820201817171718192021191818
Feels °C (?)131215171717151616151516161514141517191921201919
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