Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.2° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jul)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
4
5
0
0
!
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
5
W
15
5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.2
W
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1025
3059
3905
5209
6278
11615
10875
8598
6834
5270
4310
3472
3023
2343
1840
1249
1537
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
ENE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
S
30
SW
25
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:58PM2.16m
7:31AM2.14m
7:57PM2.21m
8:27AM2.21m
8:49PM2.31m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.84m
1:41PM0.84m
2:13AM0.78m
2:36PM0.77m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
6
2
3
5
4
5
3
3
3
7
6
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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