Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jun)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)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 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1340
1187
1061
1271
1393
1674
1873
1773
624
1001
1428
1730
1644
1499
1505
1464
1285
1249
1161
1028
854
854
719
696
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:16PM2.49m
7:42AM2.60m
8:12PM2.63m
8:40AM2.73m
9:07PM2.77m
9:36AM2.83m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.44m
1:57PM0.33m
2:24AM0.30m
2:53PM0.24m
3:20AM0.16m
3:47PM0.16m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
13
14
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
15
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.3
W
10
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1340
1187
1061
1271
1393
1674
1873
1773
319
1001
1428
1730
1644
1499
1505
1464
1285
1249
1161
1028
854
854
643
522
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
19
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
17
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
126
123
6
181
624
772
188
185
116
116
92
65
59
61
61
66
670
662
719
696
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
Energy kJ
3
516
11
11
50
91
90
223
391
379
62
41
30
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
10
0
0
10
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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