Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 7PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
713
991
901
2253
2486
1677
2825
2297
1956
1797
1670
2955
2888
2523
2173
1750
1493
1493
1307
1010
857
722
845
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
10
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:36PM2.36m
5:02AM2.42m
5:38PM2.38m
6:09AM2.44m
6:45PM2.44m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.51m
10:47PM0.60m
11:22AM0.53m
11:51PM0.57m
12:27PM0.52m
00:59AM0.50m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
8
7
6
5
5
6
10
11
8
8
7
8
8
Feels °C
8
10
10
6
7
4
4
3
3
6
6
3
2
1
0
0
2
8
8
5
5
4
5
6
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