Fox River Surf Break
Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Fox River

Issued: 11 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.1°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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.6
WSW
11
1.1
NNE
5
0.5
W
9
1.9
NNW
7
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
246
279
351
286
121
88
64
44
400
190
258
660
485
553
714
699
405
443
522
574
530
501
402
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SW
0
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:30PM2.47m
00:47AM2.51m
1:10PM2.41m
1:27AM2.46m
1:52PM2.34m
2:10AM2.40m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.47m
6:38PM0.54m
7:03AM0.51m
7:18PM0.58m
7:44AM0.56m
8:00PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:54
7:54
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:08
 mm
2
4
1
2
4
3
1
1
3
6
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
Temp °C
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
13
13
11
8
8
7
8
8
11
13
12
12
11
13
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
1.9
NNW
7
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.3
WSW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
156
246
279
351
286
121
78
56
39
400
190
258
21
485
553
714
699
405
443
522
574
530
501
402
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
1.1
N
7
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
1.4
WNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.1
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
Energy kJ
347
59
186
66
45
91
88
64
44
18
28
82
36
45
131
44
66
294
186
148
81
160
252
269
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
10
0.8
W
11
0.7
N
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
11
0.1
N
12
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
WSW
13
0.8
NNE
7
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
N
11
0.4
SW
12
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
162
146
94
33
17
27
25
21
21
21
21
22
3
21
67
10
29
64
73
39
39
38
37
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NNE
3
1.1
NNE
5
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
8
2.1
NW
9
1.3
N
7
Energy kJ
1
7
54
213
251
187
660
162
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
36
36
15
82
39
36
48
48
82
10
10
0
0
0
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fox River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest