Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
1.9
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121112121111111010101011111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283323451242254423352140189017644589378225641959185320962710305337294181394837513650321328622518
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:02-------6:00----
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11352361---1432322211111
Temp. °C141513121112111113131313141312111213131313131312
Feels °C (?)1111910811991211118974356689101111
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