Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 168mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
2.1
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
3
NW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
8
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
3.5
NW
11
4.5
NNW
11
5.5
NW
11
6
NW
12
5.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
199
207
212
209
249
272
264
456
1157
1835
1786
1463
1221
1026
1201
243
163
198
2461
4961
7852
9329
7784
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNE
20
N
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
40
NNW
45
N
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:27PM2.37m
1:45AM2.37m
2:11PM2.26m
2:32AM2.27m
3:02PM2.16m
3:26AM2.20m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.56m
7:37PM0.66m
8:03AM0.66m
8:22PM0.76m
8:52AM0.75m
9:13PM0.83m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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7:26
7:28
7:30
7:31
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
2
8
18
16
10
7
7
6
14
26
11
14
16
3
4
3
3
Temp °C
14
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
13
12
12
15
14
14
12
14
13
12
12
11
13
16
15
14
13
15
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
N
6
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
3.5
NW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
17
Energy kJ
148
199
207
33
209
249
272
264
264
180
175
173
173
173
253
246
243
163
198
2461
241
178
178
394
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
N
10
0.7
WSW
16
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
W
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.9
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
17
Energy kJ
8
12
2
212
3
8
20
31
46
80
80
25
21
33
30
27
14
249
75
197
229
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
12
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
W
11
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
19
Energy kJ
3
2
1
2
2
3
19
21
64
64
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.7
N
6
0.4
NE
3
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
2.1
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
3
NW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
8
3.5
N
9
4
N
9
5
N
10
2.5
N
10
4.5
NNW
11
5.5
NW
11
6
NW
12
5.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
34
2
60
77
102
176
456
1157
1835
1786
1463
1221
1026
1201
1646
2510
4552
1432
4961
7852
9329
7784
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
4
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
10
0
0
10
10
10
82
183
197
235
235
197
171
171
167
167
179
266
266
374
197
261
261
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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