Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)1110101313991212121212121212121111111111111216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57241131419714911687878611719833922822452059672678575774372772313081766
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
2.07
5:53PM
2.04
6:21AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.97
11:33AM
0.90
12:03AM
0.93
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------2111------341
Temp. °C131313131618191715151513161717161615151515161515
Feels °C (?)121211111416171613121211151717141414141312151514
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