Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 05 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 194mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
4.5
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
154
151
151
148
199
207
212
207
249
272
264
264
180
1611
1599
1380
1194
953
1125
1408
210
201
4245
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
40
N
35
NNE
50
NNE
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:04AM2.48m
1:27PM2.37m
1:45AM2.37m
2:11PM2.26m
2:32AM2.27m
3:02PM2.16m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.56m
7:20AM0.56m
7:37PM0.66m
8:03AM0.66m
8:22PM0.76m
8:52AM0.75m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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7:26
7:28
7:30
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5:32
5:31
5:30
1
5
17
20
16
11
7
9
23
31
8
16
30
Temp °C
9
9
12
13
14
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
7
7
8
11
12
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
15
14
14
14
16
11
13
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
198
154
151
151
148
199
207
42
32
249
272
264
264
180
175
173
250
253
253
170
170
210
201
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.2
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
W
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
20
Energy kJ
11
4
3
4
8
3
2
212
207
8
20
31
43
81
80
80
24
21
33
30
15
64
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
23
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
2
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.4
NE
3
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.3
N
6
2
N
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
4
N
9
5
N
10
4.5
NNW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
10
33
2
50
62
108
360
929
1611
1599
1380
1194
953
1125
1408
2923
4927
4245
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
10
36
82
194
235
171
197
171
167
167
171
171
235
348
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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