Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121313141514141414141313131313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3137302031163701461847654493422841223709258115141070835534433341211156183140976966
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
3.00
11:49AM
3.03
12:11AM
2.98
12:37PM
2.93
12:59AM
2.89
1:28PM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
-0.06
6:01PM
-0.01
6:25AM
-0.01
6:49PM
0.11
7:16AM
0.10
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:11---
Sunset------5:57-------5:54-------5:53-
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
112521------------------
Temp. °C121212131315161414131212141514121111111111121211
Feels °C (?)10991010121312121198997664654655
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