Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

The Box 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Box at 11AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1484
1692
2516
2390
2422
2457
2090
2061
1688
1504
1504
1304
1226
1119
1014
999
839
839
961
1322
1938
2167
1984
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SE
30
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52AM2.93m
4:36PM2.98m
5:16AM2.87m
6:01PM3.01m
6:32AM2.92m
7:11PM3.14m
Low Tide
10:04AM1.10m
10:58PM1.13m
11:29AM1.14m
00:19AM1.05m
12:50PM1.01m
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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7:00
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6:58
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7:32
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Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
12
12
13
13
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
8
8
9
9
8
6
6
8
10
10
10
8
9
10
11
11
14
14
13
11
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