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The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 784 | 599 | 1121 | 3146 | 3339 | 3209 | 2980 | 2651 | 2393 | 2631 | 2501 | 2487 | 3031 | 3105 | 2982 | 2628 | 2237 | 2065 | 1655 | 1450 | 1311 | 1331 | 1363 | 1298 | 1358 | 1149 | 1149 | 1074 | 1439 | 2541 | 3221 | 3622 | 3531 | 3265 | 3051 | 2834 | 2630 | 2471 | 1919 | 1719 | 1668 | 1544 | 1326 | 1120 | 940 | 925 | 838 | 897 | 897 | 606 | 504 | 791 | 618 | 901 | 1124 | 1591 | 1548 | 1611 | 1474 | 1314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:32PM 3.68 | 11:55AM 3.42 | 12:22AM 3.48 | 12:50PM 3.18 | 1:18AM 3.26 | 1:53PM 2.97 | 2:23AM 3.05 | 3:01PM 2.82 | 3:34AM 2.92 | 4:07PM 2.74 | 4:44AM 2.88 | 5:13PM 2.74 | 5:46AM 2.91 | 6:15PM 2.81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:50AM 0.42 | 6:10PM 0.49 | 6:44AM 0.67 | 7:02PM 0.75 | 7:44AM 0.90 | 8:00PM 0.99 | 8:47AM 1.06 | 9:07PM 1.14 | 9:54AM 1.14 | 10:19PM 1.19 | 11:03AM 1.11 | 11:29PM 1.14 | 12:07PM 1.00 | 12:31AM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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