
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1482 | 1440 | 1286 | 1267 | 1127 | 1013 | 998 | 983 | 983 | 878 | 744 | 643 | 551 | 551 | 469 | 355 | 344 | 283 | 230 | 226 | 161 | 398 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM2.70m | 11:21AM2.72m | 11:40PM2.69m | 11:57AM2.71m | 00:17AM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.27m | 5:32PM0.26m | 5:49AM0.30m | 6:10PM0.29m | 6:26AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | 8:28 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 11 |
1482 | 1440 | 1286 | 1267 | 1127 | 1013 | 998 | 983 | 983 | 878 | 744 | 643 | 551 | 551 | 469 | 355 | 344 | 283 | 86 | 83 | 94 | 398 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
91 | 62 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 37 | 16 | 40 | 17 | 25 | 80 | 108 | 230 | 226 | 161 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 12 | N 12 |
6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 137 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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