Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 358 | 289 | 620 | 1443 | 1563 | 1731 | 1887 | 1635 | 1172 | 969 | 1193 | 2751 | 6272 | 5992 | 6131 | 6187 | 6423 | 3639 | 3216 | 3135 | 3460 | 3750 | 3705 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:37PM2.29m | 2:56AM2.36m | 3:26PM2.25m | 3:46AM2.34m | 4:20PM2.25m | 4:41AM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.59m | 8:45PM0.67m | 9:15AM0.61m | 9:34PM0.70m | 10:07AM0.61m | 10:28PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 464 | 340 | 289 | 222 | 138 | 193 | 164 | 148 | 120 | 110 | 94 | 784 | 2751 | 6272 | 5992 | 6131 | 6187 | 6423 | 3639 | 3216 | 3135 | 3460 | 3750 | 1633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 11 | WSW 17 | W 24 | NW 10 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 340 | 358 | 148 | 125 | 81 | 28 | 11 | 92 | 54 | 157 | 454 | 1193 | 103 | 68 | 64 | 39 | 31 | 18 | — | 1730 | 1622 | 1622 | 1822 | 3705 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 102 | 71 | 115 | 29 | — | — | 11 | 43 | 24 | 25 | 90 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 282 | 620 | 1443 | 1563 | 1731 | 1887 | 1635 | 1172 | 969 | — | 820 | — | — | — | 276 | — | 1023 | 1436 | 1635 | 1670 | 1670 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 82 | 171 | 169 | 171 | 171 | 176 | 171 | 176 | 201 | 232 | 183 | 180 | 48 | 171 | 48 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 211 | 186 | 38 | 38 | 1 |
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