Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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
15.1° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
17
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
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
427
307
298
303
394
661
749
620
543
529
521
521
521
507
384
372
367
303
307
298
294
265
169
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM2.97m
11:56PM2.99m
12:26PM2.90m
00:48AM2.92m
1:21PM2.77m
Low Tide
5:21AM-0.05m
5:45PM0.06m
6:13AM-0.02m
6:37PM0.14m
7:07AM0.07m
7:30PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
8
8
8
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
11
11
9
9
12
6
6
6
9
8
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
10
10
7
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
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
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
534
427
307
298
303
246
661
749
620
543
529
521
521
521
507
384
372
367
303
307
298
294
265
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
17
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
0.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
35
75
125
174
227
394
9
9
9
9
7
15
15
16
17
13
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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