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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 Jan 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
18.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010111212131313121212121211151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261190247183218210202216304346405447551633949956925925814698566580565687
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
0
W
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
0
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
2.64
3:16PM
2.70
3:43AM
2.50
4:02PM
2.53
4:30AM
2.36
4:51PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
0.16
9:04AM
0.31
9:34PM
0.31
9:51AM
0.45
10:20PM
0.47
10:40AM
0.61
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---6:07-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset-------9:12-------9:12-------9:12
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------121-------11
Temp. °C151415161819191816161717171819181616151617181919
Feels °C (?)131314161718171716161616171819181616151416181920
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