The Box Surf Break

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

The Box surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Box today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 1AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1494
1236
1218
1027
933
769
680
623
543
424
424
321
238
199
202
138
142
124
196
169
169
167
127
116
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:36PM3.49m
10:56AM3.31m
11:11PM3.50m
11:33AM3.29m
11:48PM3.47m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.68m
4:49AM0.77m
5:05PM0.68m
5:27AM0.76m
5:41PM0.69m
6:06AM0.77m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
14
13
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
W
11
Energy kJ
1494
1236
1218
1027
933
769
680
623
543
424
424
321
238
199
202
138
142
124
196
169
169
167
127
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
13
49
12
47
94
82
2
2
4
30
75
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
4
2
2
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.5
N
3
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
8
7
1
1
1
1
4
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
79
416
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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