The Box Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

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The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 Oct 2025 NZDT

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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 16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Box this week:

The surf forecast for The Box over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 08) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Box in the next 12 days are 5.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 06) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7AM (Wed 8th Oct)	11ft (3.5m) 13s
Best Surf	7AM (Wed 8th Oct)	11ft (3.5m) 13s
Most Powerful	1AM (Mon 6th Oct)	18ft (5.5m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Box over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Thu 02		Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	4	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	8	8	8	19	12	12	13	13	12	16	9	10	13	13	14	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	2031	1060	635	414	402	699	773	1070	3279	5816	10304	6652	4068	2157	1294	1544	3214	4119	3199	2221	1407
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	W	W	NNE	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	6:38PM 2.79		7:08AM 2.75		7:34PM 3.00	8:04AM 2.95		8:22PM 3.23	8:51AM 3.19		9:05PM 3.47	9:34AM 3.44		9:47PM 3.67	10:15AM 3.64		10:29PM 3.81	10:56AM 3.78		11:12PM 3.85	11:38AM 3.82
Low Tide / height (m)		1:01AM 1.15		1:24PM 1.02	1:57AM 0.87		2:16PM 0.75	2:42AM 0.56		3:01PM 0.47	3:24AM 0.29		3:43PM 0.23		4:05AM 0.08	4:24PM 0.07		4:46AM -0.04	5:07PM 0.02		5:29AM -0.03

	Thu 02		Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08
Sunrise	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:54
Sunset	7:30	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:35	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	2	3	6	7	2	2	14	3	3	4	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	13	14	14	13	15	15	16	17	16	14	15	15	16	18
Feels °C (?)	15	16	15	13	14	10	9	9	7	7	7	9	10	11	13	12	11	13	13	15	17

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks (light winds from the NW at Kaitaia Airport 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks). 2.1m 13s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.
1 hour 2 minutes ago Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks

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Information about the The Box Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Box provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Box can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Box surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Box) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for The Box may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Are you planning a holiday in Northland? If you are looking for accommodation near The Box, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Northland, consider staying in Houhora which is 45 km (28 miles) away.