Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.8
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)12161514141313131112121212111112111111109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117015893870385338833188259823451205254424992299189317612729365925661998176016801817203321432231
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
S
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
crossonglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset-6:06-------6:04-------6:02------
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-4544222352381-1--822222
Temp. °C161514141312131413121212111213141414131312121213
Feels °C (?)1312101088911991010101012121212875457
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