Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 Apr 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)131313131113131312121214131312121111131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8376905964842263462612571931871256299235269306313292530572657680755814
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
0
SE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
2.76
11:50AM
2.83
12:09AM
2.79
12:25PM
2.81
12:43AM
2.77
12:59PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
0.17
6:01PM
0.12
6:17AM
0.17
6:36PM
0.16
6:52AM
0.21
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:50-------7:50-------7:52---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:22-------7:22
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------124322-
Temp. °C141313121416161513131212141617151414141517171716
Feels °C (?)131212111516161512131211141516141413121417161615
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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