Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.4° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
674
1356
1337
1319
1283
1172
994
950
837
824
812
812
679
700
733
692
702
756
640
595
468
468
461
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:34AM2.38m
9:53PM2.46m
10:16AM2.44m
10:33PM2.53m
10:56AM2.49m
11:12PM2.58m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.60m
3:42PM0.61m
4:07AM0.53m
4:24PM0.55m
4:48AM0.47m
5:04PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
12
12
11
10
7
7
7
7
11
11
9
9
7
6
7
8
10
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
352
318
1356
1337
1319
1283
1172
994
950
837
824
812
812
679
700
733
692
702
756
640
595
468
468
461
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
530
674
314
305
301
7
32
33
104
1
3
3
7
9
31
31
12
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
17
Energy kJ
7
6
24
25
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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