Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3005
2522
2040
1463
1209
1117
904
553
441
313
306
264
196
389
413
733
722
722
634
634
643
653
569
578
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
5
E
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
High Tide
3:18AM2.64m
3:51PM2.44m
4:15AM2.49m
4:49PM2.35m
5:13AM2.37m
5:46PM2.29m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.38m
9:38AM0.36m
9:59PM0.51m
10:33AM0.49m
10:57PM0.61m
11:29AM0.60m
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
13
7
5
1
2
3
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
11
9
9
7
7
6
7
8
10
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3005
2522
2040
1463
1209
1117
904
553
441
298
306
264
196
131
128
733
722
722
634
634
643
653
569
578
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
176
204
197
237
269
193
222
212
196
313
276
221
182
389
413
110
90
70
69
54
41
38
28
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
W
7
Energy kJ
157
147
166
217
81
97
268
183
178
180
138
112
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
460
158
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
183
1
0
0
38
38
176
176
1
1
0
1
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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