Foxton Beach surf break

Foxton Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Foxton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Foxton Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Foxton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Foxton Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (06 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Foxton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)6676677777776615151515766777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6712816617020324126531638734924417511458717272115175197191198214247
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
2.37
12:09PM
2.39
12:27AM
2.31
12:41PM
2.29
1:00AM
2.23
1:14PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
0.19
7:05PM
0.19
7:19AM
0.29
7:39PM
0.27
7:54AM
0.42
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------7:54-------7:52-------7:51
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151412111316171616151414151718171615151516181817
Feels °C (?)14131191113131315141312141617171614141414151515
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