Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 7PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1376
984
716
716
901
1141
643
2503
2410
2348
2020
1801
1714
1517
1303
1154
1017
1003
841
817
711
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM2.51m
2:46AM2.44m
3:10PM2.35m
3:35AM2.25m
4:02PM2.20m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.38m
8:38PM0.49m
9:01AM0.58m
9:25PM0.68m
9:50AM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
10
10
9
8
7
10
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
6
6
5
4
3
7
8
10
8
7
7
6
6
9
11
11
9
7
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