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The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 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
20.2° 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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111111111111101113121313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314314309309319324319314309283273268298293220212249581613653663537736748
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
3.62
1:39AM
3.33
1:58PM
3.44
2:23AM
3.17
2:41PM
3.24
3:07AM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.55
7:48AM
0.63
8:20PM
0.67
8:33AM
0.80
9:03PM
0.81
9:20AM
0.98
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset-8:45-------8:45-------8:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202019181818192020191818171719202020191818182021
Feels °C (?)181818171717171717161617161617181819181718182021
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