Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 19 Jun 2025 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
13.6° 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 11AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (19 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)161616161514141381211111111111111111010101099131313141414141478910101116141414141414141313131313131377910111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)70616371416139213541332155524361591261626782744299928992668222120161629124710479077836165024554774485295597779848761115123613311581181714491376196915311454126710178927046735773913272422641854776643881075194527352213
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
W
0
NNE
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglassoffoffoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
2.50
4:52PM
2.40
5:17AM
2.51
5:54PM
2.44
6:21AM
2.54
6:56PM
2.52
7:25AM
2.60
7:56PM
2.62
8:26AM
2.68
8:54PM
2.73
9:24AM
2.75
9:48PM
2.82
10:18AM
2.80
10:40PM
2.89
11:10AM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.43
11:01PM
0.53
11:37AM
0.42
12:04AM
0.49
12:39PM
0.39
1:07AM
0.41
1:40PM
0.35
2:09AM
0.31
2:39PM
0.29
3:08AM
0.21
3:35PM
0.24
4:04AM
0.13
4:28PM
0.20
4:57AM
0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--8:02-------8:02-------8:02-------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-
Sunset----5:08-------5:08-------5:08-------5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-------
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Rain (mm)
61464354222212222-------------322-----------------------11111
Temp. °C1012131313121212121212121211121110991212101099991110121213111011101010888910111111101010109111112131313131314
Feels °C (?)58111010878777776897671010987787998995565685555789987764667777667
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