The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.2° 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 1AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (10 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
3
SW
16
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
2.3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1523
3097
2008
4084
2225
2839
2053
2268
5333
4890
5001
5161
5872
6102
6044
5761
5682
5118
4630
4084
3697
3385
3087
2614
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
NW
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46PM2.70m
3:11AM2.84m
3:49PM2.68m
4:14AM2.85m
4:49PM2.73m
5:11AM2.94m
Low Tide
8:53PM1.19m
9:34AM1.17m
9:57PM1.17m
10:36AM1.07m
11:00PM1.06m
11:36AM0.89m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:36
5:35
5:35
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
13
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
13
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
0.5
W
13
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
1523
3097
2008
4084
1958
1437
1857
2268
90
4890
5161
5872
6102
6044
5761
5682
5118
4630
4084
3697
3385
3087
2614
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
1.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
13
2.1
W
12
0.6
W
13
Energy kJ
622
774
1494
1248
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
493
865
854
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
2.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
2225
2839
2053
1562
5333
5001
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
41
41
5
43
43
43
60
60
60
60
43
43
43
7
3
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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