Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.4° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1423
1159
918
811
603
593
454
446
379
385
399
412
347
341
336
385
171
153
186
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:20AM2.23m
3:42PM2.22m
4:15AM2.09m
4:43PM2.11m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.69m
9:32AM0.81m
10:05PM0.83m
10:29AM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
9
8
7
7
11
12
12
11
9
9
8
8
11
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
8
8
5
4
3
4
8
7
8
7
6
7
6
6
9
10
10
10
9
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