Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 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
15.0° 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 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s 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 (22 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (22 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.6
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
19
2.1
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
920
705
562
610
562
619
887
970
644
1052
995
852
745
648
618
589
1001
2624
2958
2620
2354
2243
1735
1374
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
N
5
N
0
SE
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:42AM2.68m
3:20PM2.48m
3:46AM2.56m
4:25PM2.37m
4:51AM2.46m
5:31PM2.32m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.32m
9:28PM0.49m
10:08AM0.44m
10:32PM0.58m
11:12AM0.51m
11:37PM0.62m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
12
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.6
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
920
705
562
610
562
619
887
970
644
1052
995
852
745
648
618
589
598
2624
2958
2620
2354
2243
1735
1374
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.8
WSW
20
1.2
WSW
19
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
433
534
356
394
386
305
253
193
158
143
113
106
106
46
45
437
1001
125
127
93
87
85
84
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
18
0.4
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
13
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
66
67
67
102
21
25
73
376
7
18
18
66
93
94
94
8
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
Energy kJ
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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