Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 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
17.3° 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: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313121212111110101010991413131313141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3172571721311313751276723111871162914491055790540595475475482490490482468390378
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
2.32
7:19PM
2.25
7:50AM
2.37
8:32PM
2.34
8:56AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.74
12:54PM
0.65
1:27AM
0.73
2:11PM
0.57
2:38AM
0.62
3:13PM
0.44
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:43-------7:43-------7:45---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:34-------7:31
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1853111111-----------
Temp. °C171718171718191818181818181818181817171718192019
Feels °C (?)141515131414161515161617181919191917171617181818
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