Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
18.1° 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 1PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313121212131313141313131313121212127889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11741316144212971256112598090911031172120811901042908757648543485412569243419583781
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
2.36
8:42PM
2.36
9:10AM
2.50
9:46PM
2.50
10:07AM
2.67
10:37PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
0.72
2:20PM
0.59
2:51AM
0.62
3:28PM
0.43
3:52AM
0.45
4:23PM
0.26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:13-----
Sunset-----8:22-------8:21-------8:19--
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C151515171716151515151617171714141313151616151311
Feels °C (?)1514151615141414151515151516131413121313121198
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