Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.8
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.2
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111131216151414131313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)228224441586739785771757727118111701589412743824141319827151942208413102668246021432366
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
0
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
NNE
15
W
5
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:04----
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
52-----1--1554322234215-
Temp. °C151616161515151515161415141313121314131212111110
Feels °C (?)141715151414141314131012108891211101110997
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