Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
3
4
3
4
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.8
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
1.8
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)11131216151414131313131212121211111111111110109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72711811170158938703853364430322705220910852216217721431926176125862612217417321429136016551930
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:04-------6:02----
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---554321124531---1-4822
Temp. °C161615151413131213151312121111111214141413131212
Feels °C (?)15141212108891111109108910101111119765
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