
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 10PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1511 | 1511 | 1295 | 1164 | 1019 | 876 | 748 | 734 | 555 | 222 | 448 | 702 | 736 | 1091 | 3118 | 3513 | 3992 | 4609 | 4076 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:51PM2.75m | 10:13AM2.73m | 10:27PM2.87m | 10:49AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.17m | 4:18PM0.19m | 4:40AM0.06m | 4:55PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 23 | — | WSW 22 | WSW 21 |
1511 | 1511 | 1295 | 1164 | 1019 | 876 | 748 | 734 | 555 | 186 | 448 | 702 | 736 | 11 | 11 | 51 | — | 91 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 51 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 222 | 186 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | 1091 | 3118 | 3513 | 3992 | 4609 | 4076 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 171 | 176 | 176 | 225 | 543 | 183 | 171 |
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