Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 11 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 93 | 203 | 468 | 698 | 564 | 505 | 671 | 648 | 755 | 823 | 2323 | 6447 | 7494 | 5641 | 7150 | 7487 | 7881 | 14723 | 17671 | 16785 | 10772 | 8272 | 6704 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM3.25m | 00:26AM3.42m | 12:50PM3.18m | 1:05AM3.33m | 1:33PM3.11m | 1:49AM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.74m | 6:47AM0.78m | 7:00PM0.81m | 7:29AM0.80m | 7:44PM0.89m | 8:13AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 85 | 79 | 98 | 98 | 698 | 564 | 463 | 347 | 264 | 709 | 490 | 773 | 21 | 82 | 1441 | 7150 | 7487 | 7881 | 14723 | 17671 | 16785 | 10772 | 8272 | 6704 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | S 11 | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 111 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 260 | 350 | 505 | 671 | 648 | 755 | 823 | 22 | 22 | — | 293 | 599 | 1749 | 2955 | — | 21 | 52 | 1062 | 918 | 459 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 77 | 37 | 37 | — | — | 65 | 88 | 229 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 45 | 26 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 59 | 93 | 203 | 468 | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 278 | 2323 | 6447 | 7494 | 5641 | — | — | — | — | — | 705 | — | 64 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 541 | 569 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 113 | 336 | 438 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 128 | 134 | 142 | 150 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 0 | 5 |
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