Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121211111716151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)722569484408312237226180180218231223219313870904917799765586491384317257
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
0
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassoffglassglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
2.71
3:32PM
2.60
3:58AM
2.54
4:35PM
2.41
5:07AM
2.39
5:54PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
0.29
9:46PM
0.45
10:19AM
0.47
10:50PM
0.63
11:32AM
0.61
12:07AM
0.74
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:39-------7:41-------7:41-----
Sunset-----7:40-------7:38-------7:37--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------241--
Temp. °C141417181817151514141719191717171817171616151718
Feels °C (?)131317171716151413121618181716151616151515141515
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