Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1075
865
852
715
637
562
495
431
431
418
352
305
310
362
322
920
1712
2117
2259
1953
1929
1602
1520
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
0
SE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:19AM2.78m
7:36PM3.00m
8:10AM2.96m
8:21PM3.18m
8:54AM3.17m
9:02PM3.35m
Low Tide
1:12AM1.00m
1:31PM0.95m
2:01AM0.77m
2:19PM0.73m
2:42AM0.54m
3:01PM0.53m
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6:37
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Temp °C
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
14
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