Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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)
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
392
344
298
233
321
413
733
722
722
634
634
643
653
569
578
453
447
373
368
368
368
373
419
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:15AM2.49m
4:49PM2.35m
5:13AM2.37m
5:46PM2.29m
6:11AM2.29m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.51m
10:33AM0.49m
10:57PM0.61m
11:29AM0.60m
11:56PM0.68m
12:25PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
3
4
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
7
8
9
8
6
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
N
8
1.5
N
8
Energy kJ
441
392
344
298
231
155
128
733
722
722
634
634
643
653
569
578
453
447
373
368
368
368
161
305
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
15
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WSW
14
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
196
282
242
190
186
138
413
110
90
70
69
54
41
38
28
20
14
8
5
4
23
20
373
419
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
NW
9
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
72
188
183
178
233
321
110
1
4
5
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
7
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
198
1
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
38
1
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
10
10
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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