Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
2.2
NNW
3
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111112121212121212121178121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5815814954954354353593863934004074143853363302562602372684271451568052075051
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
40
NNE
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
2.70
11:09AM
2.86
11:38PM
2.80
11:56AM
2.97
12:23AM
2.86
12:40PM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
0.26
5:25PM
0.09
5:44AM
0.14
6:12PM
-0.00
6:29AM
0.08
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:37-------6:39--
Sunset-8:58-------8:57-------8:55------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------95417
Temp. °C171613121212151717161413131316181918171813131316
Feels °C (?)14131091010131414141313121214151515141335512
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