Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 12PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
0
0
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
9
2.3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.4
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
4
W
10
4.5
W
10
5
W
10
5
W
11
5
W
12
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
901
1045
1230
953
2379
2570
2534
1910
2198
2398
6079
3369
4331
5439
5677
6497
7577
7143
7244
7073
6936
7542
8385
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
25
N
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:15AM2.61m
2:41PM2.52m
3:11AM2.46m
3:41PM2.39m
4:20AM2.33m
4:56PM2.32m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.42m
8:57PM0.48m
9:28AM0.57m
10:02PM0.60m
10:37AM0.69m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
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6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
4
4
3
3
2
1
4
6
9
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
11
13
13
11
10
9
8
9
4
4
2
2
3
3
5
7
9
8
7
7
9
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