Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1851 | 1667 | 1496 | 1318 | 1231 | 1179 | 1144 | 1127 | 1359 | 861 | 604 | 530 | 522 | 1317 | 1353 | 2503 | 2410 | 2158 | 2020 | 1801 | 1559 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM2.67m | 2:03AM2.64m | 2:26PM2.51m | 2:46AM2.44m | 3:10PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.19m | 7:54PM0.30m | 8:18AM0.38m | 8:38PM0.49m | 9:01AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1851 | 1667 | 1496 | 1318 | 1231 | 1179 | 1144 | 1127 | 1359 | 861 | 482 | 491 | 491 | 1317 | 1353 | 2503 | 2410 | 2158 | 2020 | 1801 | 1559 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — |
183 | 183 | 125 | — | — | 111 | 64 | 32 | 243 | 326 | 604 | 530 | 522 | 344 | 486 | 758 | 231 | 192 | 192 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 25 | — | 72 | 249 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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