Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
16.9° 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: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.6
W
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)1313141212121111111010131399121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1951959619058879537996805054113141971491168689119155359396376433403265
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
W
5
SW
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglassglassglasscrossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
2.09
4:37PM
2.02
5:09AM
2.07
5:53PM
2.04
6:21AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.93
10:20AM
0.92
10:50PM
0.97
11:33AM
0.90
12:03AM
0.93
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:58-------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset-------6:10-------6:08-------6:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C141313121416171413131313151819171616161616201917
Feels °C (?)131112101314161412121212131617161413141514191715
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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