Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 379 | 392 | 405 | 341 | 341 | 392 | 211 | 161 | 149 | 186 | 298 | 651 | 551 | 636 | 610 | 569 | 529 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:15AM2.09m | 4:43PM2.11m | 5:24AM2.01m | 5:55PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.83m | 10:29AM0.92m | 11:09PM0.91m | 11:37AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 379 | 379 | 392 | 405 | 341 | 341 | 392 | 119 | 161 | 149 | 107 | 115 | 124 | 149 | 636 | 610 | 569 | 529 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | W 19 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 211 | 135 | 119 | 119 | 298 | 651 | 551 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 545 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | N 17 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | — | N 15 | N 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 79 | 186 | 98 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 209 | 242 | 242 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 205 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 171 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 1 |
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