The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 11PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
6
0
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
17
5
SW
17
5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11645
12012
12874
12874
12700
12774
13086
12930
12342
11514
10554
9021
7812
7267
6657
5676
5387
4828
4309
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:22PM3.72m
10:42AM3.61m
10:58PM3.62m
11:17AM3.53m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.22m
4:36AM0.20m
4:52PM0.29m
5:13AM0.28m
5:28PM0.44m
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
7
8
7
8
9
9
9
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
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