Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 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
16.6° 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 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212141414141313131313138815151214131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11990233257253290277222195192192238207202176242169384192195408683647780
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffcross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
2.37
2:07AM
2.34
2:32PM
2.22
2:55AM
2.20
3:27PM
2.09
3:55AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.67
8:24AM
0.71
8:45PM
0.82
9:16AM
0.84
9:41PM
0.93
10:20AM
0.92
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-6:15-------6:14-------6:13------
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-14433-11111111-------
Temp. °C181515141414151517161616161617161615141312111316
Feels °C (?)18151414141415161615151515151615151412111091215
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