Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 18 May 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
15.0° 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 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
749
620
543
529
521
521
521
507
384
372
367
303
303
298
277
215
155
138
254
358
485
736
1110
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:56PM2.99m
12:26PM2.90m
00:48AM2.92m
1:21PM2.77m
1:43AM2.82m
2:18PM2.62m
Low Tide
6:13AM-0.02m
6:37PM0.14m
7:07AM0.07m
7:30PM0.25m
8:04AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
8
10
11
9
9
8
8
7
8
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
14
15
16
15
6
6
6
4
6
8
8
7
7
6
7
5
6
10
10
8
7
9
9
10
12
12
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WNW
14
1.9
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
11
Energy kJ
661
749
620
543
529
521
521
521
507
384
372
367
303
303
298
277
215
155
115
113
111
485
736
1110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
18
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
WSW
12
0.8
WNW
14
0.6
W
14
1.1
W
14
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
7
15
15
16
17
13
27
35
81
81
207
153
447
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
7
33
23
35
32
78
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
2
4
138
254
358
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
39
39
176
82
10
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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