Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2198
1966
1714
1517
1355
1154
1017
1003
841
817
817
722
484
735
800
789
668
668
542
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
0
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
0
N
0
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:35AM2.25m
4:02PM2.20m
4:34AM2.10m
5:07PM2.09m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.68m
9:50AM0.77m
10:21PM0.84m
10:49AM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
12
9
9
8
8
9
10
12
12
9
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
11
8
7
6
6
8
9
10
9
7
7
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