The Box Surf Break

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
17.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 7PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jun)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6589
5476
4763
4309
3594
3051
2562
2285
1996
1754
1528
1299
2344
2259
2087
1871
1661
1393
970
1804
1697
1654
1349
1154
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:56PM2.91m
5:15AM3.08m
6:02PM3.04m
6:17AM3.18m
7:07PM3.24m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.87m
11:10PM0.97m
11:42AM0.77m
00:15AM0.85m
12:46PM0.64m
1:19AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
6589
5476
4763
4309
3594
3051
2562
2285
1996
1754
1528
1299
2344
2259
2087
1871
1661
1393
970
1804
1697
1654
1349
1154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.2
S
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
2008
18
18
97
134
263
602
777
72
136
307
679
4
45
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
8
60
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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