The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 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
19.9° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.8
WNW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313141412111111111118181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3554665814855034954443363473843953803548367907768351101165229132860345866286573
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
25
N
40
NNW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
2.95
7:48AM
3.18
8:14PM
3.09
8:39AM
3.33
9:03PM
3.25
9:23AM
3.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
1.04
1:31AM
0.98
2:05PM
0.83
2:28AM
0.76
2:54PM
0.62
3:14AM
0.56
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:29-------7:27-------7:25------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------21---1--------
Temp. °C212019191818192222212121201920202019191918171718
Feels °C (?)212120201818192222222017191818171817171613121213
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