Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 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
17.1° 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 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.5
NNW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)121212111117161514141413131313131312121210101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18021823122321931387089291779963150639032132123524218586592522178316591510
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
0
N
0
ENE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
2.54
4:35PM
2.41
5:07AM
2.39
5:54PM
2.27
6:29AM
2.32
7:19PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.47
10:50PM
0.63
11:32AM
0.61
12:07AM
0.74
12:54PM
0.65
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:41-------7:41-------7:43-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:35--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------1631---15433421
Temp. °C141417191918171817151516161718181717181918181817
Feels °C (?)131317181919161616151314141415131411131514151515
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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