Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
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
0.7
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)91010141414131313131313131313131313121212141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10129638568669949797686346249368376905964844143462612571931841256299186
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
0
SE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
2.70
11:13AM
2.81
11:35PM
2.76
11:50AM
2.83
12:09AM
2.79
12:25PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
0.20
5:03AM
0.23
5:26PM
0.13
5:41AM
0.17
6:01PM
0.12
6:17AM
0.17
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:48-------7:50-------7:50-
Sunset-7:28-------7:27-------7:24------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151413131212141616151313121214161614131312121416
Feels °C (?)1111131199111414141212111114151412111211111415
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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