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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111111111111111111111113131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256230190190138140140143176217157157140140140140140109123105222215140138
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffglasscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
2.07
6:22AM
2.06
7:01PM
2.01
7:38AM
2.05
8:17PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
0.88
12:04AM
0.94
12:43PM
0.96
1:17AM
0.98
1:58PM
0.95
2:29AM
0.93
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset---8:46-------8:45-------8:44----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171819181616161619212019171717172021212018171717
Feels °C (?)151518181616151518202020181818172021211916161514
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