Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
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
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
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
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313141313131313121212121278910111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1256112598010121217117212081190104290875764854348541250021829446458710011080763581
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
2.36
9:10AM
2.50
9:46PM
2.50
10:07AM
2.67
10:37PM
2.64
10:55AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.62
3:28PM
0.43
3:52AM
0.45
4:23PM
0.26
4:42AM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-8:22-------8:21-------8:19------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------111-----
Temp. °C17161515151516171817141413131516151513111091315
Feels °C (?)15141314151516151615131412121313121298751011
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