Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 706 | 526 | 511 | 495 | 553 | 663 | 653 | 392 | 292 | 202 | 494 | 458 | 595 | 436 | 564 | 534 | 522 | 607 | 745 | 1456 |
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 | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37AM3.38m | 9:49PM3.60m | 10:11AM3.49m | 10:23PM3.68m | 10:44AM3.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.42m | 4:03AM0.39m | 4:17PM0.33m | 4:37AM0.31m | 4:51PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 813 | 706 | 526 | 511 | 495 | 553 | 663 | 653 | 392 | 292 | 173 | 200 | 403 | 306 | 308 | 564 | 534 | 522 | 607 | 745 | 1456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 20 | NW 8 | SW 19 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 170 | 241 | 202 | 134 | 315 | 14 | 436 | 5 | 113 | 144 | 253 | 313 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 15 | WSW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 11 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | SW 13 | SW 20 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 18 | 16 | 54 | 49 | 74 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 136 | 200 | 11 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 61 | 64 | 55 | 36 | 41 | 51 | 53 | — | — | 5 | 494 | 458 | 595 | 372 | 490 | 453 | 521 | 545 | 634 | 661 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 571 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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