The Box Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 3AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
6
0
4
0
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7588
5816
4422
3761
2903
2371
1991
2350
1226
1299
3085
3396
7201
6537
6675
8217
9738
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:11AM2.67m
6:40PM2.87m
7:06AM2.83m
7:26PM3.06m
Low Tide
00:07AM1.27m
12:29PM1.15m
1:03AM1.05m
1:20PM0.92m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
8
6
4
4
6
8
8
6
6
5
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