Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 1AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5969 | 5105 | 4547 | 4032 | 3330 | 3026 | 2680 | 2643 | 2606 | 2065 | 1864 | 1744 | 2080 | 2004 | 2004 | 1811 | 1759 | 1613 | 1067 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02PM3.31m | 1:21AM3.36m | 1:46PM3.13m | 2:05AM3.14m | 2:33PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.67m | 7:42AM0.69m | 7:59PM0.87m | 8:27AM0.86m | 8:48PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5969 | 5105 | 4547 | 4032 | 3330 | 3026 | 2680 | 2643 | 2606 | 2065 | 1864 | 1744 | 2080 | 2004 | 2004 | 1811 | 1759 | 1613 | 1067 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 264 | — | — | — | 155 | 309 | 410 | 395 | 602 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 483 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | WSW 20 | — | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 617 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 15 | 37 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
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