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Fox River Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° 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 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 714 | 490 | 595 | 475 | 475 | 482 | 490 | 490 | 475 | 468 | 390 | 378 | 312 | 947 | 981 | 928 | 745 | 1029 | 1199 | 1387 | 1712 | 1578 | 1361 | 1361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 2.37 | 8:32PM 2.34 | 8:56AM 2.49 | 9:30PM 2.47 | 9:49AM 2.63 | 10:17PM 2.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:11PM 0.57 | 2:38AM 0.62 | 3:13PM 0.44 | 3:35AM 0.47 | 4:04PM 0.30 | 4:22AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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