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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 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
17.8° 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 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)121212121222222120201918181816161616151515141410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196190187127125157236231304395391565553547582597688671539588485472443466
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
0
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NW
5
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		onglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
2.78
1:42AM
2.67
1:57PM
2.78
2:20AM
2.65
2:36PM
2.75
3:00AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
0.28
7:34PM
0.19
7:47AM
0.26
8:12PM
0.19
8:26AM
0.28
8:52PM
0.22
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26
Sunset---9:07-------9:06-------9:05----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-111166411-------6734621
Temp. °C151717171717171717171718161616161715151514131313
Feels °C (?)14171718181819181717171716151616171416141191112
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