Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 5 am 30 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
756
756
595
563
499
547
461
390
390
326
331
273
265
181
172
133
136
147
133
93
119
155
202
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:56AM2.49m
11:12PM2.58m
11:34AM2.52m
11:50PM2.60m
12:12PM2.52m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.47m
5:04PM0.50m
5:27AM0.43m
5:42PM0.46m
6:05AM0.40m
6:19PM0.45m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
8
9
8
8
8
9
12
12
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
692
756
756
595
563
499
547
461
390
390
326
331
273
265
181
172
133
136
147
133
93
119
155
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
NW
4
0.1
SW
18
0.5
NW
4
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
NW
4
0.1
N
5
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
W
8
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
31
4
12
8
53
27
2
1
21
29
11
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
N
4
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
17
Energy kJ
7
6
24
31
1
10
6
6
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
10
0
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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