Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
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
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111111111312161514141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8611719834422822443859673978577175772711811179158933713857395132642989220626102770
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
0
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.93
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:06-------6:04
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---32-------221864222336
Temp. °C161516141516171615151515151515151413131313131312
Feels °C (?)14121413151716151314141415141413108101011101011
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