Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)21s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
20
1
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
19
1.9
WSW
18
2
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
17
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
583
206
197
190
241
330
723
1209
1660
2218
2357
2096
1749
1410
1564
1852
2216
2172
1724
1210
2446
1997
1633
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
5
S
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:38AM2.74m
1:00PM2.63m
1:15AM2.72m
1:37PM2.60m
1:54AM2.66m
2:19PM2.54m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.23m
7:06PM0.31m
7:30AM0.26m
7:45PM0.35m
8:10AM0.32m
8:28PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
6
6
7
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
8
8
10
11
8
7
Feels °C
3
3
4
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
6
5
4
3
4
6
5
7
7
4
2
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