Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 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 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
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
Period(s) (?)141313131414131314141413131414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74371161559556144742146962181110385965961038904777722569484408312237230180
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
2.93
1:52PM
2.95
2:14AM
2.85
2:39PM
2.80
3:02AM
2.71
3:32PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
0.02
8:05PM
0.08
8:27AM
0.13
8:52PM
0.25
9:19AM
0.29
9:46PM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:39-----
Sunset-----7:44-------7:42-------7:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141416171716141414131618171614141313161818161515
Feels °C (?)131416151414121314121518171714141213161718161415
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