Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 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
16.9° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
W
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121413131212111111131212121111111313131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12562992352653063132452496533393879118366633929431174131615341803180017751413
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
2.81
12:43AM
2.77
12:59PM
2.75
1:16AM
2.71
1:34PM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
0.17
6:36PM
0.16
6:52AM
0.21
7:10PM
0.25
7:27AM
0.30
7:44PM
0.37
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:50-------7:52-------7:52-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:22-------7:20--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11111-----------
Temp. °C121214161615141414151617181615151616171717171616
Feels °C (?)121113141414121211141515161413121414161717171614
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