Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 03). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
2
NNW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111011111111111111111111111111111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)197280452560778831597114411241065908828691691604524452387379302322275624596
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
3.01
1:05AM
2.86
1:21PM
2.98
1:45AM
2.80
2:01PM
2.88
2:23AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
-0.03
7:11AM
0.07
7:37PM
0.02
7:52AM
0.13
8:16PM
0.12
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset---8:54-------8:53-------8:52----
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
122-11-------------------
Temp. °C151718141314121216181817141413131718181715151414
Feels °C (?)14141511912101015171716141312121717171614131213
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