Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 924 | 911 | 899 | 874 | 704 | 673 | 577 | 530 | 447 | 440 | 348 | 329 | 438 | 522 | 380 | 366 | 280 | 325 | 1586 | 1962 | 842 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.53m | 8:43PM2.67m | 9:17AM2.68m | 9:39PM2.85m | 10:09AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.44m | 3:01AM0.25m | 3:25PM0.28m | 3:56AM0.09m | 4:16PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 924 | 911 | 899 | 874 | 704 | 673 | 577 | 530 | 447 | 440 | 285 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 313 | 325 | 174 | 120 | 842 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | N 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 165 | 135 | 127 | 97 | 79 | 62 | 47 | 66 | 292 | 379 | 76 | 220 | 438 | 522 | 380 | 366 | 280 | 253 | 75 | 124 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 71 | 69 | 35 | 65 | 46 | 348 | 329 | 111 | — | 7 | 8 | 154 | 126 | 38 | 74 | 188 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | 212 | 180 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 687 | 1586 | 1962 | 670 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 48 | 90 | 90 |
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