Fox River Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(West Coast South Island, New Zealand)

Forecast
- Hourly Forecast
- 16 Day Forecast
Maps
Live
Weather State
Spot Information

Fox River Surf Guide

Fox River on the West Coast is a fairly exposed beach/River Bar break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer left-handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Fox River Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/river bar	5	fairly consistent	15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Fox River:

The best conditions reported for surf at Fox River occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Fox River (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Fox River with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in June while 47% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 18% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

47%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

18%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Fox River Location Map

Interactive Fox River surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Fox River is Westport Airport (WSZ) in New Zealand, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Fox River is Hokitika Airport (HKK), also in New Zealand, 83 km (52 miles) away.

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Fox River Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:12 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	13	13	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at Fox River

Current tide and informaton

For Fox River, 0 km from Fox River.

Next High Water: 01:27pm | 2.37m

Next Low Water: 07:20am | 0.56m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Fox River Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.8 °C) at Fox River is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite