Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 9AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131112121212111212111111101010101111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)412933972833234511042544233521401890176437233721256419591760178023713169372944144303413138233310
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--7:03-------7:05-------7:05-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:02-------6:00--
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
321134333---114322222111
Temp. °C131314141313121111121314141314131212121213131313
Feels °C (?)891111101110910101113129975445681011
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