Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (10 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)--
Afternoon (10 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1800
1423
1267
1106
961
947
803
1826
1757
1377
1340
1187
1187
1271
1393
1674
1705
1773
534
772
1428
1557
1644
1499
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:18PM2.37m
6:42AM2.49m
7:16PM2.49m
7:42AM2.60m
8:12PM2.63m
8:40AM2.73m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.56m
12:59PM0.43m
1:26AM0.44m
1:57PM0.33m
2:24AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
9
8
8
7
7
7
11
12
10
10
11
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
4
4
3
8
9
7
7
9
7
9
9
12
13
11
10
9
8
11
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
Energy kJ
1800
1423
1267
1106
961
947
543
1826
1757
1377
1340
1187
1187
1271
1393
1674
1705
1773
361
318
1428
1557
1644
1499
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.3
W
4
1.1
W
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
17
1.2
W
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
38
75
184
443
563
803
75
126
123
3
508
534
772
220
193
113
91
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
14
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
181
516
433
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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