Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1851
1667
1496
1318
1231
1179
1144
1127
1359
861
604
530
522
1317
1353
2503
2410
2158
2020
1801
1559
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM2.67m
2:03AM2.64m
2:26PM2.51m
2:46AM2.44m
3:10PM2.35m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.19m
7:54PM0.30m
8:18AM0.38m
8:38PM0.49m
9:01AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
6
8
9
7
6
6
7
6
9
11
12
10
10
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
3
5
6
4
2
3
4
3
7
7
8
6
7
4
4
5
6
9
10
8
7
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