Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 27 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
15.6° 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 11PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1677
1422
1230
1094
931
699
575
531
452
380
374
306
268
437
432
419
377
713
443
438
428
706
713
1923
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
NNE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:03PM2.43m
8:22AM2.54m
8:49PM2.52m
9:06AM2.60m
9:29PM2.60m
9:45AM2.65m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.51m
2:35PM0.39m
2:54AM0.42m
3:17PM0.33m
3:36AM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:45
5:44
5:42
5:40
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
13
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1677
1422
1230
1094
931
699
575
531
452
380
374
306
268
263
303
245
377
713
91
119
114
706
713
1923
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
23
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
WSW
22
0.5
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
3
3
12
31
29
26
51
104
183
263
239
437
432
419
156
364
317
241
233
414
512
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
N
12
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
16
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
13
56
55
51
3
42
42
70
80
141
5
19
443
438
428
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
292
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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