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Fox River Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Fox River today?
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1608 | 2049 | 5538 | 5597 | 5292 | 4913 | 4258 | 3684 | 2956 | 2548 | 1985 | 1638 | 1378 | 1061 | 792 | 643 | 472 | 341 | 187 | 108 | 222 | 2291 | 3286 | 5704 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:28PM 2.53 | 8:58AM 2.50 | 9:15PM 2.65 | 9:40AM 2.61 | 9:55PM 2.74 | 10:17AM 2.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:44AM 0.42 | 3:02PM 0.44 | 3:29AM 0.29 | 3:44PM 0.32 | 4:08AM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Cross-off winds at Cobden Beach - The Channel are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the SW at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel). 2.1m 13s groundswell from the W with a 1.8m 10s swell from the NW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
36 km away, 48 min ago
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