Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 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 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
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
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111212111111101010101111111112121212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)249922961890163336963517236418291729205330603092317634303415322732853213286225592233211322011624
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
off
offcrosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:00-------6:00
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
431----144232211111--114
Temp. °C121212111314141414131211121213131313121213141515
Feels °C (?)11101091112131196445567911111010111212
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