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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Fox River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fox River sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fox River today?
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 9PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
2415 | 1915 | 1624 | 1465 | 1275 | 1236 | 1036 | 980 | 964 | 466 | 534 | 788 | 539 | 807 | 1134 | 995 | 1026 | 936 | 793 | 1922 | 1728 | 1358 | 1199 | 1184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:08PM2.21m | 6:29AM2.34m | 7:04PM2.34m | 7:24AM2.49m | 7:56PM2.51m | 8:15AM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.73m | 12:47PM0.55m | 1:10AM0.59m | 1:40PM0.39m | 2:02AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
2415 | 1915 | 1624 | 1465 | 1275 | 1236 | 1036 | 980 | 964 | 273 | 266 | 788 | 539 | 807 | 1134 | 995 | 1026 | 936 | 793 | 1922 | 1728 | 1358 | 1199 | 1184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 26 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 22 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 466 | 534 | 64 | 389 | 288 | 521 | 455 | 716 | 679 | 644 | 540 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | SW 26 | N 11 | WSW 24 | N 11 | W 21 | N 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 26 | 3 | 217 | 2 | 233 | 2 | 139 | 139 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 33 | 41 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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