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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Foxton Beach4.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft10 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Foxton Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	4 ft5 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Sat 24Oct	12, poor	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	23, poor	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	14°C

Mushroom Patch9.8 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

4 ft95 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

4 ft67 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mushroom Patch, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	4 ft5 smushy	95kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Sat 24Oct	8, poor	3 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	16, poor	4 ft5 smushy	67kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	14°C

waitarere beach11.7 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

4 ft61 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

5 ft122 kJ

4 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at waitarere beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	4 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	5 ft5 smushy	122kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	28, poor	4 ft5 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	15°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

Foxton RSA1.7 km from the centre

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

Foxton, New Zealand