Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fox River today?

The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
0
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
3
W
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
W
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313101111111112121213131415141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2059159914451493145613711374129216152863328330413116385749094832480242063657311919801299878514
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
2.96
11:04AM
3.04
11:26PM
3.00
11:49AM
3.03
12:11AM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
-0.03
5:16PM
-0.06
5:38AM
-0.06
6:01PM
-0.01
6:25AM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset-6:00------5:58-------5:57-------
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
24812763221212541--------
Temp. °C151615151615151514131312121214141514131211121315
Feels °C (?)12131010121213131212129981211111211978810
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