Foxton Beach surf break

Foxton Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 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 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Foxton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Foxton Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (04 Dec)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (04 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)76109109988777777666667776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)436207516290199220165127140192209305286227183167188160200293254212115
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
2.41
9:44PM
2.38
10:15AM
2.51
10:36PM
2.42
11:03AM
2.55
11:27PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.17
4:41AM
0.10
5:08PM
0.13
5:31AM
0.09
5:58PM
0.14
6:20AM
0.13
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset---8:35-------8:36-------8:37----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151716151311111217171616161515151717181716161514
Feels °C (?)811111212991115141314151414141615161615161413
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