Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1194
953
978
1096
962
950
938
926
1099
1125
958
848
838
827
817
950
1082
1182
1237
1484
1637
1659
1637
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
5
NNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM2.35m
8:21PM2.51m
8:57AM2.48m
9:18PM2.65m
9:47AM2.62m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.55m
2:02PM0.60m
2:39AM0.41m
3:02PM0.45m
3:33AM0.27m
3:53PM0.30m
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Temp °C
8
7
10
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
13
14
15
14
12
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
7
5
8
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
10
11
14
13
10
12
11
11
13
14
13
11
11
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