The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 10PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1
SW
22
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
20
2.1
SW
20
3.5
SW
19
5
SW
19
5
SW
19
5.5
SW
18
5.5
SW
18
5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
784
878
932
1121
1064
1099
881
951
966
1591
1943
3355
8414
18897
18627
20074
17753
16441
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:18PM3.56m
8:42AM3.45m
9:03PM3.69m
9:26AM3.57m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.56m
2:33AM0.44m
2:53PM0.36m
3:16AM0.28m
3:35PM0.24m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
9
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
7
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