Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.8
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
1.8
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)111111131216151414131313131212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)771843727118111701589413241063883318827052209108520612346229920361761217721741862157712691409
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
0
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscrosscrossonononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----6:06-------6:04-------6:02--
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-1---3543222364261---117
Temp. °C151516161615141413131314131212121011131415131413
Feels °C (?)15151514121210109101011101010117810111310109
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