Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fox River today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (02 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
11
1.1
NW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
1.3
N
5
0.5
W
9
1.8
NNW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
149
247
381
516
567
632
521
361
359
411
274
188
297
238
122
79
99
44
344
244
395
480
714
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM2.51m
00:07AM2.56m
12:30PM2.47m
00:47AM2.51m
1:10PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.44m
5:59PM0.50m
6:23AM0.47m
6:38PM0.54m
7:03AM0.51m
7:18PM0.58m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:09
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
16
15
15
14
16
15
15
14
13
11
11
12
11
10
11
12
12
10
8
9
8
8
9
11
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
10
2.2
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.4
N
10
2.1
W
8
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
1.8
NNW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
1218
930
771
625
516
377
632
521
361
172
411
274
188
297
238
122
79
57
39
344
244
395
480
714
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
11
1.1
NW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
N
10
0.4
WSW
15
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
W
12
1
W
7
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
71
149
247
381
482
72
325
282
247
359
94
246
186
66
45
91
64
44
44
10
37
22
22
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
15
0.1
W
20
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.7
WSW
13
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
38
71
75
74
44
7
101
130
173
208
162
125
94
33
17
27
25
21
21
21
23
19
36
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
8
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
Energy kJ
567
1
3
11
99
220
117
186
121
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
10
38
168
38
38
1
1
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
10
10
36
36
36
15
15
36
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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