Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 Feb 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (02 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (02 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111112121111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3063113113314304154153581972435317649341027668101211111034990828772704604524
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
E
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
2.97
12:23AM
2.86
12:40PM
3.01
1:05AM
2.86
1:21PM
2.98
1:45AM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
-0.00
6:29AM
0.08
6:56PM
-0.03
7:11AM
0.07
7:37PM
0.02
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset---8:55-------8:54-------8:53----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----114524-------------
Temp. °C161818181716161617161515131312121618181715141413
Feels °C (?)14161616161615141413141110109101516171614131312
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