Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313138815151414131314121212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2772221951921922352021671742424003672731954219059691000799693597419331214
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
0
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
2.22
2:55AM
2.20
3:27PM
2.09
3:55AM
2.09
4:37PM
2.02
5:09AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.71
8:45PM
0.82
9:16AM
0.84
9:41PM
0.93
10:20AM
0.92
10:50PM
0.97
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---6:14-------6:13-------6:10----
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
5---1211111-------------
Temp. °C151617161616161616161615131312121416161413131313
Feels °C (?)161615141516161616151413111110101314141413121111
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