Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
1
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
357
326
331
273
242
181
172
133
136
147
113
95
121
160
160
187
174
114
214
351
368
354
1269
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM2.52m
11:50PM2.60m
12:12PM2.52m
00:28AM2.61m
12:50PM2.50m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.43m
5:42PM0.46m
6:05AM0.40m
6:19PM0.45m
6:43AM0.39m
6:56PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
11
12
10
9
8
8
9
9
11
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
1
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
326
357
326
331
273
242
181
172
133
136
147
113
95
121
160
160
187
174
114
214
351
368
354
1269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
W
12
0.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
53
3
1
1
1
22
51
21
29
29
6
6
4
6
13
19
21
53
52
50
190
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
17
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
17
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
26
27
2
11
27
53
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
15
36
10
36
39
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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