Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1312121212121212121214141414131313139888815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47637728322622217717417111790261257253239277222195192232334372352274226
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
NW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
2.52
1:26AM
2.48
1:48PM
2.37
2:07AM
2.34
2:32PM
2.22
2:55AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
0.52
7:42AM
0.56
7:59PM
0.67
8:24AM
0.71
8:45PM
0.82
9:16AM
0.84
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset-6:16-------6:15-------6:14------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------1133241---1126412
Temp. °C201817171617191615141516151515171616161716161717
Feels °C (?)191715141314171615131514141514141314141514161717
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