The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
8
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1586
1476
1333
1124
1004
919
805
573
492
364
249
246
224
215
560
553
395
255
407
459
341
336
221
255
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:03PM3.22m
1:35AM3.26m
2:14PM3.02m
2:49AM3.09m
3:29PM2.90m
4:07AM3.01m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.75m
8:01AM0.89m
8:22PM0.97m
9:11AM1.02m
9:37PM1.09m
10:25AM1.05m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:51
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
9
9
9
10
8
8
10
10
9
11
10
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
S
6
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
1586
1476
1333
1124
1004
919
725
118
142
171
249
123
73
215
560
553
112
152
94
459
341
336
221
208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
118
116
203
106
106
164
127
44
95
155
140
246
138
208
15
9
395
255
407
48
41
31
40
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.1
NW
7
0.3
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
8
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SW
7
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
41
19
2
23
75
23
56
97
30
9
41
140
224
24
68
69
7
17
97
179
255
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.3
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
805
573
492
364
183
70
48
101
120
72
58
51
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
3
7
5
0
0
20
8
20
3
4
7
0
0
3
3
3
3
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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