Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
17.9° 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 2PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jan)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (25 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1312121211111110101010109998999915141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)330033763346380935492882244218601591115312491048885766603534573559516464405394394191
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
0
W
0
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
2.54
4:07PM
2.58
4:37AM
2.45
5:04PM
2.47
5:39AM
2.38
6:13PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
0.42
10:26PM
0.40
10:50AM
0.51
11:24PM
0.52
11:55AM
0.58
12:32AM
0.60
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:30------
Sunset-----9:04-------9:02-------9:01--
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1111-----121-----1321-
Temp. °C151515151616151414141717171716151515171718171616
Feels °C (?)131412121415151313131616161716131414181818171615
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