The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 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
20.6° 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 1AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)111012121212111919181818161616161615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5682826666145514883964504328081007790774940929813783724695536536529590573
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47PM
3.55
11:05AM
3.72
11:24PM
3.58
11:40AM
3.67
11:59PM
3.55
12:14PM
3.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.33
4:56AM
0.29
5:18PM
0.28
5:33AM
0.30
5:55PM
0.29
6:09AM
0.38
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-
Sunset-8:02-------8:01-------8:00------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161716161615161717171616151516181818171615151618
Feels °C (?)101211131312121313131314141416161515151414141617
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