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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 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
17.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 12PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111111113131313131313121212121222
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13513012810912612816016316316696118154154269265261209196190187127125157
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
0
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		ononglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
2.67
12:28AM
2.62
12:43PM
2.74
1:05AM
2.66
1:20PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
0.41
6:21PM
0.30
6:34AM
0.33
6:57PM
0.23
7:11AM
0.28
7:34PM
0.19
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:22------
Sunset-----9:07-------9:07-------9:07--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121216181918161514131820211817171516162120181919
Feels °C (?)9914161615141312101518181715161315152019161719
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