Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
5
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
722
722
634
634
643
569
569
578
453
447
373
368
362
304
384
487
612
702
1706
3946
4339
3658
2899
2083
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
15
S
10
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:13AM2.37m
5:46PM2.29m
6:11AM2.29m
6:43PM2.27m
7:08AM2.26m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.61m
11:29AM0.60m
11:56PM0.68m
12:25PM0.67m
00:54AM0.71m
1:20PM0.70m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
8
9
11
9
8
8
10
8
8
11
9
10
7
7
8
7
7
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
N
8
1.3
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
722
722
634
634
643
569
569
578
453
447
373
368
362
304
384
487
230
702
1706
3946
4339
3658
2899
2083
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
1
N
8
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
N
8
1.7
WSW
13
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
90
70
69
54
41
30
28
14
27
14
13
10
29
30
48
127
612
201
995
90
65
48
22
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.9
NNE
8
0.4
NNW
8
Energy kJ
3
3
1
5
5
2
2
2
2
120
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.7
SW
4
2.1
WSW
8
Energy kJ
2
1
16
536
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
38
1
1
0
33
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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