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Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
669
587
606
733
978
1194
953
978
1096
962
950
938
926
1099
1125
958
848
838
827
817
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:12PM2.39m
7:56AM2.35m
8:21PM2.51m
8:57AM2.48m
9:18PM2.65m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.70m
1:34AM0.55m
2:02PM0.60m
2:39AM0.41m
3:02PM0.45m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:03
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6:58
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7:44
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7:45
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Temp °C
9
11
11
10
8
8
7
6
9
11
12
10
9
8
8
10
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
7
9
8
7
6
7
5
4
7
8
10
9
8
6
5
7
11
12
13
13
11
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