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Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
2
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1291
679
1136
1220
1143
805
949
951
749
620
955
777
1435
1556
1534
1449
1261
1243
1074
1074
950
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
E
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:26PM2.56m
4:02AM2.44m
4:31PM2.42m
5:16AM2.30m
5:51PM2.35m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.44m
9:47PM0.45m
10:16AM0.60m
10:56PM0.57m
11:30AM0.70m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
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7:05
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7:03
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7:39
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7:40
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7:43
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 mm
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2
5
3
1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
10
8
8
9
11
13
14
13
7
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
7
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