Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1451 | 1197 | 1006 | 846 | 755 | 690 | 609 | 600 | 609 | 609 | 488 | 480 | 418 | 411 | 394 | 377 | 378 | 355 | 380 | 318 | 263 | 257 | 267 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:17AM3.44m | 10:32PM3.35m | 10:51AM3.48m | 11:07PM3.33m | 11:25AM3.48m | 11:42PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.55m | 4:43AM0.45m | 5:03PM0.59m | 5:19AM0.51m | 5:39PM0.67m | 5:54AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
mm | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1451 | 1197 | 1006 | 846 | 755 | 690 | 609 | 600 | 609 | 609 | 488 | 480 | 342 | 394 | 394 | 377 | 378 | 355 | 240 | 318 | 263 | 257 | 257 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | S 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 68 | 192 | 418 | 411 | 300 | 295 | 248 | 244 | 15 | 203 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 12 | N 12 | S 8 | NNW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 113 | 194 | 267 | 371 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 8 | 77 | 79 | — | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 380 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 113 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 79 | 58 | 79 | 79 | 245 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 247 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 41 |
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