Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
447
373
368
304
309
379
413
612
742
915
1788
3147
3474
2626
2442
2400
1960
1665
1291
1077
1047
1083
908
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
35
ESE
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:11AM2.29m
6:43PM2.27m
7:08AM2.26m
7:36PM2.28m
8:01AM2.27m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.68m
12:25PM0.67m
00:54AM0.71m
1:20PM0.70m
1:48AM0.70m
2:11PM0.69m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
3
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
11
10
9
9
9
7
6
9
10
7
Feels °C
9
10
8
7
8
12
11
10
10
10
10
8
7
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
N
9
2
N
9
2
N
9
1.7
N
9
1.6
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
460
447
373
368
304
197
290
651
651
469
915
1788
3147
3474
2626
2442
2400
1960
1665
1291
1077
1047
1083
908
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
7
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
14
14
4
9
57
309
379
413
612
742
357
268
185
113
66
33
20
11
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
2
2
2
2
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
5
10
13
9
6
4
6
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
41
36
36
1
36
1
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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