Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 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 6PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (11 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3347
2767
2248
1915
1766
1465
1401
1121
980
880
866
866
473
1086
408
419
1011
922
936
793
700
1922
1553
1358
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
NW
5
W
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08PM2.21m
6:29AM2.34m
7:04PM2.34m
7:24AM2.49m
7:56PM2.51m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.68m
00:14AM0.73m
12:47PM0.55m
1:10AM0.59m
1:40PM0.39m
2:02AM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:23
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
12
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
8
11
10
9
10
10
10
12
11
9
11
10
9
9
9
8
10
13
13
11
11
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
3347
2767
2248
1915
1766
1465
1401
1121
980
880
866
866
238
1086
399
419
1011
922
936
793
700
1922
1553
1358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
26
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
20
1
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
11
6
3
3
3
3
473
64
408
408
521
455
716
687
644
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
SW
26
0.1
N
11
0.4
WSW
24
0.5
WSW
22
0.5
W
21
0.1
N
11
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
26
3
217
288
233
2
141
141
98
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
N
5
Energy kJ
6
27
31
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
10
10
41
10
10
10
0
1
41
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
7
4
5
7
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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