Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 12PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1396
1318
1261
1190
1090
1074
950
936
793
781
679
669
669
606
733
978
1194
953
991
1096
962
950
1068
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:16AM2.30m
5:51PM2.35m
6:40AM2.27m
7:12PM2.39m
7:56AM2.35m
8:21PM2.51m
Low Tide
11:30AM0.70m
00:16AM0.61m
12:50PM0.70m
1:34AM0.55m
2:02PM0.60m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
9
11
13
13
12
9
9
8
8
11
12
12
11
9
8
8
7
10
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
8
8
10
11
10
9
6
6
6
6
10
9
10
9
7
6
6
5
8
10
10
10
8
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