Fox River Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.03° S 171.39° E

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fox River sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.0°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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 10PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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)
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1119
1518
1331
1277
1905
1679
1599
1426
1402
550
456
521
961
1356
1211
1094
946
744
613
514
454
187
295
607
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:37AM2.98m
1:09PM2.80m
1:30AM2.90m
2:02PM2.69m
2:24AM2.78m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.11m
6:57AM0.01m
7:17PM0.17m
7:50AM0.10m
8:10PM0.27m
8:44AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
12
12
13
15
16
16
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
7
8
7
8
6
6
6
7
10
11
9
9
8
9
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
19
Energy kJ
1119
1518
1331
1277
1905
1679
1599
346
1402
215
222
246
961
1356
1211
1094
946
744
613
514
454
187
167
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.2
N
13
0.8
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
35
75
169
277
230
227
286
14
341
550
446
521
207
11
11
3
2
2
45
45
42
75
75
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
1
W
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
11
0.2
N
12
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
10
75
122
3
4
14
3
13
453
456
275
11
11
11
9
1
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
12
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.4
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1426
6
11
158
295
607
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
171
1
1
1
1
38
167
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
15
39
39
183
178
176
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
4
9
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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