Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121211111111111312161514141313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44158673978577175772711811287158938654370408131882715227827152679267122572036334731562416
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
W
5
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
0
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrossononcrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11--136432134331----
Temp. °C161615151515151614151413131313131313121111111214
Feels °C (?)151513141414141311121088101099101010991113
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