Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 May 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1275
1161
980
980
1068
525
500
587
947
884
839
1086
1011
878
781
2120
1728
1358
1199
1184
988
857
732
722
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
N
5
N
0
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:29AM2.34m
7:04PM2.34m
7:24AM2.49m
7:56PM2.51m
8:15AM2.66m
8:44PM2.68m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.73m
12:47PM0.55m
1:10AM0.59m
1:40PM0.39m
2:02AM0.41m
2:30PM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:23
5:23
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
11
12
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
11
11
10
12
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
7
9
10
14
14
13
11
9
10
10
10
12
11
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1275
1161
980
980
1068
302
417
587
947
884
839
1086
1011
878
781
2120
1728
1358
1199
1184
988
857
732
722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
24
0.5
WSW
22
0.8
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
20
1
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
10
6
3
3
3
525
500
383
217
288
521
455
716
679
644
540
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
SW
26
0.2
WSW
26
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
W
21
0.1
N
11
0.7
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
26
64
2
2
233
2
391
139
96
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
8
4
4
8
6
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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