Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 438 | 522 | 380 | 366 | 353 | 379 | 913 | 1489 | 323 | 408 | 424 | 554 | 624 | 731 | 606 | 958 | 827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM2.85m | 10:09AM2.81m | 10:29PM2.99m | 10:57AM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.09m | 4:16PM0.13m | 4:45AM-0.04m | 5:03PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | |  |  | | | |  |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 124 | 130 | 110 | 149 | 320 | 913 | 1489 | 1041 | 408 | 424 | 554 | 624 | 731 | 606 | 489 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | N 8 | WSW 16 | NNE 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 438 | 522 | 380 | 366 | 353 | 379 | 172 | 118 | 323 | 116 | 423 | 366 | 295 | 590 | 91 | 958 | 827 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 6 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WNW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 111 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 116 | 253 | 75 | 73 | 116 | 178 | 21 | 191 | 463 | 224 | 423 | 63 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | — | — | 1080 | 951 | 555 | — | 168 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fox River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest