The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.3
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
2.5
WSW
17
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
769
579
451
345
299
310
263
286
301
384
364
923
852
1163
2208
4173
5469
6226
5370
4747
4526
4350
4004
4004
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:44PM3.64m
9:08AM3.53m
9:34PM3.81m
9:59AM3.63m
10:23PM3.89m
10:47AM3.65m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.53m
2:59AM0.48m
3:22PM0.37m
3:49AM0.35m
4:10PM0.27m
4:38AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
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