Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Box today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Box at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2562 | 2247 | 1956 | 1688 | 1443 | 1220 | 975 | 767 | 683 | 545 | 552 | 480 | 529 | 581 | 760 | 1694 | 2117 | 1688 | 5080 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:06AM3.29m | 12:26PM3.25m | 00:42AM3.09m | 1:05PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.63m | 6:25AM0.61m | 6:44PM0.85m | 7:02AM0.82m | 7:28PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2562 | 2247 | 1956 | 1688 | 1443 | 1220 | 975 | 767 | 683 | 545 | 552 | 480 | 529 | 581 | 760 | 1694 | 2117 | 1688 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | WSW 10 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | 18 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 50 | — | 96 | 251 | — | 209 | 345 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 176 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 57 | 111 | 265 | 587 | — | 5080 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 564 | 79 | 58 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 542 | 564 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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