
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3005 | 2522 | 2040 | 1463 | 1209 | 1117 | 904 | 553 | 441 | 313 | 306 | 264 | 196 | 389 | 413 | 733 | 722 | 722 | 634 | 634 | 643 | 653 | 569 | 578 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 3:18AM2.64m | 3:51PM2.44m | 4:15AM2.49m | 4:49PM2.35m | 5:13AM2.37m | 5:46PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.38m | 9:38AM0.36m | 9:59PM0.51m | 10:33AM0.49m | 10:57PM0.61m | 11:29AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | |
mm | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
3005 | 2522 | 2040 | 1463 | 1209 | 1117 | 904 | 553 | 441 | 298 | 306 | 264 | 196 | 131 | 128 | 733 | 722 | 722 | 634 | 634 | 643 | 653 | 569 | 578 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
176 | 204 | 197 | 237 | 269 | 193 | 222 | 212 | 196 | 313 | 276 | 221 | 182 | 389 | 413 | 110 | 90 | 70 | 69 | 54 | 41 | 38 | 28 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 157 | 147 | 166 | 217 | 81 | 97 | 268 | 183 | 178 | 180 | 138 | 112 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 460 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 176 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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