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The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
20.3° 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 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)12111211111212121212111111101010101099991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11635411047737673437724899923946969850389333320255355273220188163141157163
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
E
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
2.76
6:04AM
2.74
6:30PM
2.73
7:19AM
2.80
7:37PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
1.25
11:39PM
1.15
12:22PM
1.30
12:52AM
1.16
1:34PM
1.25
1:57AM
1.10
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset---8:45-------8:45-------8:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202122211918181818202120191918192022222321201920
Feels °C (?)212122211916161718212221202119212022222321211921
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