Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.4° C

1.2°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)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 13°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1455
1099
955
777
816
680
536
414
395
633
870
787
861
2026
1677
2825
2297
1874
1724
1670
2955
2654
2303
1977
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
25
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:40PM2.37m
4:01AM2.44m
4:36PM2.36m
5:02AM2.42m
5:38PM2.38m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.47m
9:49PM0.58m
10:22AM0.51m
10:47PM0.60m
11:22AM0.53m
11:51PM0.57m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
7
6
5
6
6
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
10
7
7
6
5
3
3
4
6
5
2
1
0
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
Energy kJ
1455
1099
955
777
816
680
536
414
395
633
870
787
861
2026
1677
2825
2297
1874
1724
1670
2955
2654
2303
1977
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
1.1
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
21
20
35
33
20
19
11
75
145
182
352
569
518
339
1068
154
258
544
847
847
670
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.8
WSW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
23
Energy kJ
18
43
10
5
1
359
22
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
90
72
59
20
2
1
1
3
2
4
18
18
14
7
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
38
38
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
38
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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