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The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.2° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (14 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
6
7
7
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)11111113131377889991010101010121818181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10479101205202193373640936132016031635176418631652142214311351147462967789886387628562
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
2.75
7:28PM
2.71
7:56AM
2.93
8:22PM
2.89
8:41AM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
1.30
1:24PM
1.25
1:46AM
1.11
2:17PM
1.01
2:35AM
0.87
2:59PM
0.76
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:24-------7:24-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:46-------7:45
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----21-----------------
Temp. °C212120202017171818181818191919181817181818191919
Feels °C (?)232320211911111110101112131314141514161616161617
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