Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Dec)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (08 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111212121212121212121212131313121212121514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20031396111395483482080776770673060953154055871510571156112110691035100211218602085
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
2.90
2:31AM
2.70
2:52PM
2.77
3:25AM
2.55
3:47PM
2.62
4:21AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
0.18
8:19PM
0.11
8:39AM
0.29
9:13PM
0.25
9:33AM
0.42
10:08PM
0.39
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---8:59-------9:00-------9:00----
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
61----------------------
Temp. °C131316151312121317181817141413141718181715141314
Feels °C (?)111215151312111216161615121211121514141413121112
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