Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 12AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.8
W
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4945
4961
4891
4140
3619
3569
3213
2961
2338
1945
1423
1252
1016
405
320
534
1015
1489
1518
1347
1875
1715
1556
1674
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
SE
10
E
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
25
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:53PM2.98m
11:24AM2.92m
11:45PM3.01m
12:16PM2.88m
00:37AM2.98m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.11m
5:10AM-0.02m
5:33PM0.09m
6:03AM-0.03m
6:25PM0.11m
6:57AM0.01m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
3
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
8
6
8
10
10
8
8
7
7
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
4945
4961
4891
4140
3619
3569
3213
2961
2338
1945
1423
1252
1016
405
265
183
1015
1489
1518
1347
1875
1715
1556
346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
17
1.7
W
10
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
14
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
1596
529
10
9
27
35
75
75
281
230
230
283
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.4
WSW
19
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
9
9
10
3
2
124
3
4
14
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
7
1.8
W
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
181
320
534
1674
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
198
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
0
0
1
38
171
183
171
171
1
33
15
36
0
0
36
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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