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The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Box today?
The current surf forecast for The Box at 12PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 1004 | 773 | 1773 | 2252 | 1656 | 1247 | 644 | 377 | 220 | 301 | 390 | 393 | 1185 | 1555 | 1230 | 1777 | 1649 | 1101 | 2874 | 2550 | 3773 | 4136 | 3840 | 4460 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:09AM 2.75 | 5:41PM 2.68 | 6:08AM 2.90 | 6:39PM 2.85 | 6:57AM 3.10 | 7:28PM 3.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:33AM 1.18 | 11:56PM 1.09 | 12:32PM 0.94 | 12:51AM 0.86 | 1:19PM 0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
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