Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 574 | 524 | 475 | 422 | 414 | 453 | 788 | 1108 | 2053 | 1266 | 1247 | 1754 | 1550 | 1238 | 930 | 581 | 1281 | 1513 | 1437 | 1077 | 3078 | 3985 | 6307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:27AM3.25m | 9:41PM3.47m | 10:02AM3.35m | 10:16PM3.56m | 10:36AM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.80m | 3:35PM0.66m | 3:54AM0.69m | 4:09PM0.57m | 4:29AM0.60m | 4:43PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 574 | 524 | 475 | 422 | 414 | 453 | 368 | 1108 | 2053 | 1266 | 1247 | 1754 | 1550 | 1238 | 930 | 562 | 484 | 1513 | 1437 | 1077 | — | 3985 | 6307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 45 | 49 | 108 | 211 | 421 | 788 | 361 | — | 728 | 728 | — | — | 112 | 297 | 581 | 1281 | — | 211 | 209 | — | — | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 41 | 80 | 160 | 261 | — | 671 | 671 | 654 | 3078 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 41 | 41 | 134 | 142 | 134 | 142 | 150 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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