Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 10 May 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (11 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3194
5514
5102
4324
3347
2767
2233
1915
1766
1661
1365
1236
996
880
866
866
466
1143
472
776
1134
1026
936
850
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:29AM2.23m
6:08PM2.21m
6:29AM2.34m
7:04PM2.34m
7:24AM2.49m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.82m
11:50AM0.68m
00:14AM0.73m
12:47PM0.55m
1:10AM0.59m
1:40PM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
10
11
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
7
9
7
7
8
11
11
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
9
9
8
9
10
13
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
3194
5514
5102
4324
3347
2767
2233
1915
1766
1661
1365
1236
996
880
866
866
238
1143
472
776
1134
1026
936
850
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
26
1.2
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
22
0.8
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
20
1
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
Energy kJ
2
11
7
3
3
3
3
466
64
433
288
521
455
716
679
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
SW
26
0.1
N
11
0.4
WSW
24
0.1
N
11
0.5
W
21
0.1
N
11
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
3
26
3
217
2
233
2
143
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
Energy kJ
1010
21
21
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
38
36
0
0
0
0
10
41
10
10
10
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
8
6
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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