Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Fox River today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2651
3765
3251
2712
2445
1992
1800
1423
1267
1106
1075
961
803
1826
1757
1377
1340
1187
1061
1271
1393
1696
1898
1773
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:41AM2.40m
6:18PM2.37m
6:42AM2.49m
7:16PM2.49m
7:42AM2.60m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.65m
12:00PM0.51m
00:26AM0.56m
12:59PM0.43m
1:26AM0.44m
1:57PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
11
12
9
9
8
8
7
8
11
11
9
10
11
10
11
11
14
14
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
5
8
10
7
7
6
6
4
5
8
8
7
8
9
7
9
9
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2651
3765
3251
2712
2445
1992
1800
1423
1267
1106
1075
961
543
1826
1757
1377
1340
1187
1061
1271
1393
1696
1898
1773
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
WSW
19
Energy kJ
732
400
295
220
181
38
75
184
443
673
803
75
126
123
7
17
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
19
Energy kJ
3
183
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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