Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 10 Feb 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (10 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (10 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)475379313307256230190190154140140143180217217263109140140109109109107107
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
2.15
5:47PM
2.07
6:22AM
2.06
7:01PM
2.01
7:38AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.81
11:34AM
0.88
12:04AM
0.94
12:43PM
0.96
1:17AM
0.98
1:58PM
0.95
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---6:48-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset-------8:46-------8:45-------8:44
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414141718191816161516192020191817171720212121
Feels °C (?)111213111516181816161415181819202018181720212019
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