Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
11
1.8
W
11
2.1
W
11
3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
841
817
817
817
560
640
800
789
678
542
542
459
341
372
522
485
762
980
1930
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
0
NE
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02PM2.20m
4:34AM2.10m
5:07PM2.09m
5:46AM2.02m
6:21PM2.07m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.84m
10:49AM0.91m
11:28PM0.93m
12:01PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
3
6
6
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
7
6
8
10
9
8
7
7
6
5
6
6
9
8
7
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