The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 Mar 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
20.6° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)181816161616161515141414141414131313131414151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10077907749409298137837246955365365295905734714584584585115346587679031384
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
3.58
11:40AM
3.67
11:59PM
3.55
12:14PM
3.57
12:32AM
3.46
12:46PM
3.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
0.30
5:55PM
0.29
6:09AM
0.38
6:30PM
0.37
6:44AM
0.53
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------8:00-------7:59-------7:58
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515141617181817161515161818181716151517181919
Feels °C (?)131314131515151515151414161615151414141417171818
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