Fox River Surf Break
Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Fox River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Fox River

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fox River sea temperature is
15.5° C

1.6°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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 7PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jun)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (09 Jun)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2901
2940
2903
2793
2651
3765
3251
2712
2445
1992
1800
1423
1267
1106
1075
961
929
1826
1757
1580
1340
1187
1187
1254
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM2.29m
5:41AM2.40m
6:18PM2.37m
6:42AM2.49m
7:16PM2.49m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.57m
11:26PM0.65m
12:00PM0.51m
00:26AM0.56m
12:59PM0.43m
1:26AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
13
11
10
10
9
8
9
11
12
9
9
8
8
7
8
11
12
9
9
10
11
11
Feels °C
7
10
11
9
7
7
6
5
6
9
10
7
7
6
6
4
5
8
8
5
6
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
Energy kJ
2867
2227
1518
2793
2651
3765
3251
2712
2445
1992
1800
1423
1267
1106
1075
961
543
1826
1757
1580
1340
1187
1187
1254
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
2901
2940
2903
1130
732
408
334
215
181
38
74
184
443
673
929
75
126
123
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
41
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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