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: 5 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (03 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
9
2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.2
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
1.2
N
5
0.4
WSW
11
2.1
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.9
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
568
682
645
471
324
411
246
188
351
286
92
78
70
44
501
310
571
626
508
508
734
348
586
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
W
15
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:07AM2.56m
12:30PM2.47m
00:47AM2.51m
1:10PM2.41m
1:27AM2.46m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.50m
6:23AM0.47m
6:38PM0.54m
7:03AM0.51m
7:18PM0.58m
7:44AM0.56m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
7:52
7:54
7:54
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:09
1
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
5
6
5
5
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
13
11
11
12
11
10
11
12
13
11
9
8
8
8
9
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
9
2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.9
NW
9
Energy kJ
516
568
682
645
471
324
156
70
188
351
286
92
78
57
34
501
207
571
626
508
508
734
348
586
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1.2
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
1.3
NNW
9
0.9
NNE
8
Energy kJ
482
369
325
282
252
208
411
246
186
66
45
91
64
64
44
12
22
22
22
45
68
67
228
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
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
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
44
72
101
93
173
244
162
125
94
33
17
27
25
21
21
10
21
20
36
22
2
2
66
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.7
N
7
1.7
NNW
8
0.6
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
Energy kJ
3
11
70
258
310
36
143
127
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
180
168
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
48
48
82
36
36
36
36
48
48
10
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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