Foxton, New Zealand

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Foxton Main Street
Foxton, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Pseudopanax at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Foxton

Foxton is a town in Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand. From Foxton you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Foxton Beach, a surf spot 4.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PMR, 33 km away.

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Staying in Foxton

  • 1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PMR, 33 km, WAG, 59 km, WLG, 104 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Foxton.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Foxton each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Foxton too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Foxton: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Mushroom Patch9.8 kmabout 20 min by car2 ft24 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small4 ft54 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, poor4 ft74 kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots, poor3 ft33 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, too small4 ft87 kJwind from the north-west, 18 knots, poor
All readings for Mushroom Patch: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mushroom Patch, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, too small2 ft7 smushy24kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct35, poor4 ft5 smushy54kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct13, poor4 ft5 smushy74kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct24, too small3 ft5 smushy33kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore15°C
Sat 24Oct12, poor4 ft6 smushy87kJwind from the north-west, 18 knots15°C
Foxton Beach4.2 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft22 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too small1 ft8 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small2 ft11 kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, too small3 ft44 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, poor3 ft55 kJwind from the north-west, 10 knots, poor2 ft26 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small4 ft89 kJwind from the north-west, 15 knots, poor
All readings for Foxton Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Foxton Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct16, too small2 ft7 smushy22kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small1 ft5 smushy8kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small2 ft5 smushy11kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct32, poor3 ft5 smushy44kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct16, poor3 ft5 smushy55kJwind from the north-west, 10 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct22, too small2 ft5 smushy26kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore15°C
Sat 24Oct14, poor4 ft6 smushy89kJwind from the north-west, 15 knots15°C
waitarere beach11.7 kmabout 25 min by car2 ft22 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too small3 ft38 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, poor3 ft46 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, poor2 ft22 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small5 ft107 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, poor
All readings for waitarere beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at waitarere beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct16, too small2 ft7 smushy22kJwind from the south, 2 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct13, too small1 ft5 smushy6kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct30, poor3 ft5 smushy38kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct22, poor3 ft5 smushy46kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct18, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct18, poor5 ft5 smushy107kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Foxton, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Foxton

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits