The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 5AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
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

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.6
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
2.1
S
7
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1333
1218
1004
900
710
503
460
323
249
246
224
215
560
553
396
300
407
459
341
336
221
323
362
581
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:35AM3.26m
2:14PM3.02m
2:49AM3.09m
3:29PM2.90m
4:07AM3.01m
4:41PM2.87m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.75m
8:01AM0.89m
8:22PM0.97m
9:11AM1.02m
9:37PM1.09m
10:25AM1.05m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:53
5:52
5:51
1
7
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
11
12
12
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
7
8
8
9
10
12
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
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
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.6
SW
13
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
0.9
S
6
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
1333
1218
1004
900
710
118
111
171
210
134
138
215
560
553
395
255
407
459
341
336
221
50
205
581
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
8
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
203
106
106
164
99
61
47
155
249
246
224
208
15
68
68
18
17
97
177
208
362
205
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
7
0.3
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
2
23
75
23
68
97
95
9
140
140
25
23
97
323
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
Energy kJ
503
460
323
91
69
79
203
396
300
124
106
106
126
83
43
37
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
8
0
0
7
20
20
5
38
8
0
3
4
3
3
7
73
43
221
43
43
8
3
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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