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The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 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
19.3° 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 12PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 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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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2731 | 2116 | 1522 | 1311 | 1931 | 2196 | 2814 | 2804 | 2770 | 3133 | 2855 | 2007 | 1782 | 1657 | 1390 | 1160 | 963 | 734 | 548 | 430 | 339 | 313 | 249 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 3.44 | 12:34AM 3.47 | 1:03PM 3.22 | 1:35AM 3.26 | 2:14PM 3.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:01AM 0.45 | 6:23PM 0.51 | 6:57AM 0.68 | 7:18PM 0.75 | 8:01AM 0.89 | 8:22PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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