Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 31). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Dec)--
Afternoon (31 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (31 Dec)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1514141313131312661211151414141313121010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28437136118724917813111712611110970121158166161265307322331255250235283
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
E
15
SSE
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
0
E
5
N
0
SE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
2.59
9:26AM
2.65
9:58PM
2.70
10:23AM
2.79
10:54PM
2.80
11:17AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
0.38
3:41PM
0.28
4:09AM
0.28
4:39PM
0.14
5:04AM
0.19
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset-9:12-------9:13-------9:13------
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11-2149421-------------1
Temp. °C202017161716161616151515141517181717161616161617
Feels °C (?)212016161514131415151515141516151413141517161716
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