Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 10PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
4
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1809
1546
1377
1237
1121
1241
1307
1121
1107
966
826
726
619
627
644
491
478
389
384
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:48PM2.85m
11:11AM2.81m
11:27PM2.88m
11:47AM2.84m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.09m
5:18PM0.12m
5:39AM0.08m
5:56PM0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
18
18
16
15
14
13
14
13
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
15
12
12
12
13
17
17
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
15
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