The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Box today?

The current surf forecast for The Box at 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (01 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
3
SSW
3
S
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121278911111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1203123812381107101489280279071067752852051140355482587620352197806604538287282
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
3.15
8:58AM
3.43
9:22PM
3.33
9:45AM
3.59
10:07PM
3.47
10:27AM
3.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
0.76
3:12PM
0.65
3:34AM
0.54
3:58PM
0.46
4:17AM
0.38
4:39PM
0.33
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:15---
Sunset-------8:06-------8:05-------8:02
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------231---------------
Temp. °C191817171921202018181817191917171716151516171717
Feels °C (?)20181717182019191615141214129109881010101112
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