Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 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
17.1° 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 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
3
W
3.5
NW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)12121212121213131310911111112121313131515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)395537003321299624722344237114651236144615341570124212561835280630413068352951384936480245294325
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
0
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NW
25
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
2.85
10:20AM
2.98
10:44PM
2.96
11:04AM
3.04
11:26PM
3.00
11:49AM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
0.07
4:33PM
-0.04
4:53AM
-0.03
5:16PM
-0.06
5:38AM
-0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------6:00------5:58-------5:57-
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light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
11111-231016126322211242128
Temp. °C121312121314151515151615151515131312121313141311
Feels °C (?)7910121111111110111213141414121199111113119
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