Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 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
17.1° 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 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (29 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
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
2
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313111110101616169999910101014141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)475468390378312930110010408251094235487013611331130214181380137313849702636234413371178
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
10
NE
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
2.49
9:30PM
2.47
9:49AM
2.63
10:17PM
2.59
10:34AM
2.74
10:58PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.44
3:35AM
0.47
4:04PM
0.30
4:22AM
0.33
4:47PM
0.20
5:03AM
0.23
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:47-------7:48-------
Sunset---7:31-------7:30-------7:28----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-31-1552-12-------------
Temp. °C191718171716161617181615151413131314141312111212
Feels °C (?)181817151516151617181311119899101111108910
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