Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)12121111111010101011111112121212121213131313119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37053517236418291729197530183208343038844065380138263502313127772432230622232379123610949101341
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
20
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
S
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:00-------6:00----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---1442332211111-12413101310
Temp. °C131414131413121212121313121213121314141516161516
Feels °C (?)11121210864444668911121112111212121113
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