Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at The Box today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3377
3197
3009
2801
2594
2405
2140
2061
2027
2021
2129
2129
2102
1761
1738
1610
1568
1421
1402
1484
1273
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:14PM3.48m
1:35AM3.33m
2:05PM3.29m
2:34AM3.11m
3:11PM3.10m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.45m
7:35PM0.64m
7:56AM0.68m
8:31PM0.86m
8:53AM0.91m
9:39PM1.05m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
11
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