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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Fox River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fox River sea temperature is
18.7° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (11 Jan)13ft (4.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)9101111121211111212121211111111101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8071812325237883864365027242170135813881425131011731034883749659588501410394328271277
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
W
35
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
2.22
6:18AM
2.16
6:45PM
2.13
7:20AM
2.13
7:50PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.74
12:02AM
0.75
12:31PM
0.83
1:01AM
0.84
1:34PM
0.87
2:03AM
0.86
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset---9:12-------9:10-------9:10----
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
36561871-1-------------1-
Temp. °C181819181615141415161615131312121516161614141414
Feels °C (?)141416141491010111111109109101212131312121213
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