Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 10PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1210 | 1082 | 1014 | 1034 | 1202 | 3814 | 4026 | 2888 | 3515 | 2185 | 2424 | 2065 | 3050 | 2775 | 2830 | 2651 | 2201 | 1731 | 1513 | 1422 | 1087 | 1015 | 1089 | 1089 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44PM3.79m | 10:08AM3.62m | 10:34PM3.84m | 10:59AM3.60m | 11:24PM3.81m | 11:51AM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.29m | 3:59AM0.32m | 4:22PM0.27m | 4:51AM0.33m | 5:11PM0.32m | 5:43AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1210 | 1082 | 1014 | 1034 | 1140 | 3814 | 4026 | 2888 | 3515 | 2185 | 2424 | 2065 | 3050 | 19 | — | 2651 | 2201 | 1731 | 1513 | 1422 | 1087 | 1015 | 360 | 1089 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 73 | 377 | 1202 | — | — | — | — | 262 | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 96 | 159 | 37 | 589 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | N 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 38 | 60 | 3 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 402 | 305 | — | 270 | 306 | — | 2775 | 2830 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1089 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 377 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 43 |
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