Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
15.1° 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: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (21 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
1.3
NNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
9
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
11
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
155
138
349
436
630
749
1945
1274
1190
999
778
562
596
616
619
887
970
644
949
953
852
745
648
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
0
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:43AM2.82m
2:18PM2.62m
2:42AM2.68m
3:20PM2.48m
3:46AM2.56m
4:25PM2.37m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.25m
8:04AM0.19m
8:27PM0.38m
9:05AM0.32m
9:28PM0.49m
10:08AM0.44m
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
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5:17
5:16
5:16
1
2
5
8
3
1
7
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
14
8
8
8
9
11
11
12
14
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.8
NW
7
0.5
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
11
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
183
155
115
349
125
273
436
1945
1274
1190
999
778
562
596
616
619
887
970
644
949
953
852
745
648
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
18
1
WNW
13
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.6
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
11
Energy kJ
6
30
35
82
81
53
25
61
372
432
433
465
500
471
281
332
253
222
180
169
143
132
106
153
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
W
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
18
0.5
W
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.1
W
23
Energy kJ
13
33
6
50
31
31
61
24
55
51
66
67
67
102
21
25
127
376
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
1.3
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
9
0.6
N
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
Energy kJ
3
138
436
630
749
40
21
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
36
39
82
176
169
82
0
0
0
0
10
0
10
10
0
10
0
0
0
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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