Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
5
NNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
136
111
113
95
121
162
160
144
174
114
161
226
262
318
980
1226
1421
1749
2166
5336
2289
1697
1256
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
N
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:12PM2.52m
00:28AM2.61m
12:50PM2.50m
1:05AM2.59m
1:28PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.40m
6:19PM0.45m
6:43AM0.39m
6:56PM0.45m
7:21AM0.40m
7:34PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
3
15
4
3
3
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
4
3
6
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
20
3
WNW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
133
136
111
113
95
121
162
160
144
174
114
161
226
262
318
980
1226
1421
1749
2166
131
2289
1697
1256
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
W
22
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
2.3
N
10
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
9
Energy kJ
29
12
6
6
2
28
27
53
51
53
62
86
27
29
30
37
50
84
976
471
407
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.3
N
4
0.4
SW
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
23
0.3
W
21
0.7
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
1
1
3
43
25
17
11
79
391
442
528
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
1
N
6
2
N
7
2.3
N
7
3
N
8
5
NNW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
11
2
2
73
373
562
979
5336
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
10
36
171
90
90
171
339
168
171
168
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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