
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
692 | 756 | 756 | 595 | 563 | 499 | 547 | 461 | 390 | 390 | 326 | 331 | 273 | 265 | 181 | 172 | 133 | 136 | 147 | 133 | 93 | 119 | 155 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56AM2.49m | 11:12PM2.58m | 11:34AM2.52m | 11:50PM2.60m | 12:12PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.47m | 5:04PM0.50m | 5:27AM0.43m | 5:42PM0.46m | 6:05AM0.40m | 6:19PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
692 | 756 | 756 | 595 | 563 | 499 | 547 | 461 | 390 | 390 | 326 | 331 | 273 | 265 | 181 | 172 | 133 | 136 | 147 | 133 | 93 | 119 | 155 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 18 | NW 4 | SW 18 | NW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | NW 4 | — | — | N 5 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | 29 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | N 4 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 17 |
— | — | 7 | 6 | 24 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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