Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
3
1
0
3
4
4
5
3
4
0
0
0
3
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
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)
1.9
W
9
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
5
W
16
5
W
15
3.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
619
393
566
833
1025
3059
3981
5209
5933
11692
11392
4802
7178
5567
4310
3472
2811
2376
1840
1585
1514
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
20
N
30
NNW
5
SW
0
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
SW
10
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:27AM2.12m
6:58PM2.16m
7:31AM2.14m
7:57PM2.21m
8:27AM2.21m
8:49PM2.31m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.86m
1:15AM0.84m
1:41PM0.84m
2:13AM0.78m
2:36PM0.77m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
6
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
11
10
6
8
8
7
7
5
6
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
4
7
6
4
4
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