Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 19 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
15.0° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
1.5
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
13
1.5
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
11
2
W
11
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
384
372
367
303
303
298
238
183
155
204
441
700
881
1182
2459
775
948
969
959
934
819
778
950
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
N
30
N
30
NW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:48AM2.92m
1:21PM2.77m
1:43AM2.82m
2:18PM2.62m
2:42AM2.68m
3:20PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.14m
7:07AM0.07m
7:30PM0.25m
8:04AM0.19m
8:27PM0.38m
9:05AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
8
11
12
11
11
12
13
14
15
16
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
11
7
7
6
5
6
9
10
8
8
8
9
10
11
12
11
12
10
10
9
10
10
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
13
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
13
2.1
NW
9
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
11
2
W
11
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
11
Energy kJ
507
384
372
367
303
303
298
238
183
155
115
82
123
257
1182
2459
671
948
969
959
934
819
778
950
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
21
0.3
NW
4
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
N
8
1.5
W
13
1.5
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
9
9
7
15
15
16
17
3
31
35
50
81
53
292
72
775
496
414
313
255
213
184
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
Energy kJ
13
33
6
34
31
31
25
61
55
132
129
104
67
54
39
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
1.5
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
1
5
5
204
441
700
881
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
10
82
82
176
176
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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