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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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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
15.6° 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 9PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
1016 | 862 | 780 | 623 | 623 | 530 | 510 | 838 | 824 | 954 | 2437 | 2555 | 2491 | 2460 | 2053 | 2025 | 1677 | 1294 | 1230 | 1094 | 931 | 791 | 656 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.28m | 6:29AM2.41m | 7:08PM2.34m | 7:31AM2.47m | 8:03PM2.43m | 8:22AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.67m | 12:49PM0.54m | 1:13AM0.60m | 1:47PM0.46m | 2:08AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1016 | 862 | 780 | 623 | 623 | 530 | 510 | 838 | 824 | 954 | 2437 | 2555 | 2491 | 2460 | 2053 | 2025 | 1677 | 1294 | 1230 | 1094 | 931 | 791 | 656 | 531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | W 7 | WSW 7 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 |
79 | 108 | 132 | 111 | 111 | 84 | 86 | 8 | — | 31 | 89 | 73 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | — | SW 20 | N 16 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 13 | N 13 | W 26 | WSW 24 |
31 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 15 | 5 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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