Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 7PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
1.8
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
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2374
1956
1670
1600
2955
2654
2523
2173
1675
1493
1341
1307
1010
857
722
845
1648
1550
1697
1697
1675
1675
1411
1340
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:38PM2.38m
6:09AM2.44m
6:45PM2.44m
7:18AM2.51m
7:50PM2.56m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.53m
11:51PM0.57m
12:27PM0.52m
00:59AM0.50m
1:33PM0.47m
2:06AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
11
8
6
5
5
6
7
10
11
8
8
7
7
7
8
10
11
9
8
9
9
10
Feels °C
4
6
7
4
1
0
0
2
3
8
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
7
6
7
7
8
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