Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
841 | 817 | 817 | 817 | 560 | 640 | 800 | 789 | 678 | 542 | 542 | 459 | 341 | 372 | 522 | 485 | 762 | 980 | 1930 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:02PM2.20m | 4:34AM2.10m | 5:07PM2.09m | 5:46AM2.02m | 6:21PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.84m | 10:49AM0.91m | 11:28PM0.93m | 12:01PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 19 |
841 | 817 | 817 | 817 | 560 | 640 | 800 | 789 | 678 | 542 | 542 | 459 | 341 | 372 | 522 | 485 | 762 | 980 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | 284 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 72 | 229 | 92 | 137 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 19 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 119 | 186 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 38 | 100 | 238 | 1930 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 82 | 176 | 176 | 183 |
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