Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 22 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
17.9° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)--
Afternoon (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.9
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)191818181616161615151514141413131213131313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39156555354758259768867153958848547239414074859506344734829438937133194308028802772
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
0
S
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
2.65
2:36PM
2.75
3:00AM
2.61
3:18PM
2.68
3:45AM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.19
8:26AM
0.28
8:52PM
0.22
9:08AM
0.34
9:36PM
0.30
9:55AM
0.42
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:28--
Sunset-9:06-------9:05-------9:04------
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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Rain (mm)
----111482322---------11
Temp. °C171717171616161515141313131315161716151414141616
Feels °C (?)171717161516161513121312121112141515151313131514
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