Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (10 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
3
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4110
4754
4948
2930
5345
5182
4861
4035
3201
2587
2402
2028
1723
1581
1401
1121
996
880
774
774
866
1052
731
678
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05PM2.13m
5:29AM2.23m
6:08PM2.21m
6:29AM2.34m
7:04PM2.34m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.77m
11:13PM0.82m
11:50AM0.68m
00:14AM0.73m
12:47PM0.55m
1:10AM0.59m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
7
10
7
5
6
10
10
10
11
9
11
12
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
9
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
11
3
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
86
10
2
2930
5345
5182
4861
4035
3201
2587
2402
2028
1723
1581
1401
1121
996
880
774
774
866
1052
731
678
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
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
0.4
WSW
24
0.5
WSW
22
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
26
64
217
288
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
9
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
Energy kJ
4110
4754
4948
987
11
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
171
194
176
185
38
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
10
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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