Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1231
1179
1144
1249
1376
1027
633
623
745
745
643
2503
2410
2158
2020
1801
1559
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03AM2.64m
2:26PM2.51m
2:46AM2.44m
3:10PM2.35m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.30m
8:18AM0.38m
8:38PM0.49m
9:01AM0.58m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
6
9
11
12
9
10
9
8
7
10
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
3
3
4
3
7
8
8
5
6
5
4
3
7
8
9
8
7
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