Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 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 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131314141413131414141313131313121212121211111116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42146962181110385965961038904777722569484408312237230180218215227265261390
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
10
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
WNW
5
NW
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
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on
crosscross-
off
glassoffglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
2.85
2:39PM
2.80
3:02AM
2.71
3:32PM
2.60
3:58AM
2.54
4:35PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.08
8:27AM
0.13
8:52PM
0.25
9:19AM
0.29
9:46PM
0.45
10:19AM
0.47
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:39-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:40-------7:38
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414141618181614141313161818161515141417192017
Feels °C (?)121314141618181614141212161717151415131317171916
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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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