The Box Surf Break

The Box, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 35.19° S 173.05° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Box sea temperature is
16.7° C

Normal for this time of year

The Box surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Box based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Box right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Box

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Kaitaia Airport

25 km ENE86 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
no report
wind obs. (14 kph from 110 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tokerau Beach wx

44 km NE18 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Albany

218 km SE75 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(8 km/h at 278°)
15
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

219 km SE64 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 342°)
5
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Maori Bay- Muriwai

221 km SSE85 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
-
25
moderate winds from the N
(26 km/h at 5°)
40
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Maori Bay@Glidepro

221 km SSE93 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
-
20
light winds from the NNW
(19 km/h at 335°)
35
13.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ranui wx

232 km SE56 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kauri Point

234 km SE71 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 336°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

240 km SE46 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 281°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

243 km SE54 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 271°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Box and within an acceptable time window.

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