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The Box surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 24 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at The Box today?
The current surf forecast for The Box at 5AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Box. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 2768 | 2768 | 2732 | 2298 | 2425 | 2203 | 1889 | 1624 | 1484 | 1363 | 1344 | 1344 | 1130 | 1130 | 1115 | 898 | 947 | 640 | 700 | 1571 | 1552 | 1634 | 1572 | 1452 | 1393 | 1355 | 1238 | 1107 | 1646 | 2499 | 3525 | 3772 | 3490 | 3013 | 2449 | 2278 | 1983 | 1804 | 1641 | 3222 | 3583 | 2906 | 2721 | 2265 | 1977 | 1633 | 1280 | 1182 | 1067 | 796 | 599 | 471 | 409 | 319 | 272 | 228 | 220 | 263 | 272 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:48PM 3.10 | 7:05AM 3.38 | 7:41PM 3.35 | 7:55AM 3.58 | 8:29PM 3.57 | 8:43AM 3.72 | 9:15PM 3.75 | 9:31AM 3.79 | 10:00PM 3.83 | 10:18AM 3.75 | 10:45PM 3.80 | 11:06AM 3.62 | 11:32PM 3.68 | 11:55AM 3.42 | 12:22AM 3.48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:00AM 0.61 | 1:29PM 0.38 | 1:51AM 0.35 | 2:16PM 0.14 | 2:39AM 0.16 | 3:02PM 0.00 | 3:26AM 0.06 | 3:48PM -0.02 | 4:12AM 0.08 | 4:35PM 0.06 | 5:00AM 0.21 | 5:22PM 0.24 | 5:50AM 0.42 | 6:10PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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