Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1873 | 1773 | 1224 | 1001 | 1428 | 1557 | 1644 | 1499 | 1459 | 1464 | 1285 | 1249 | 1043 | 989 | 867 | 755 | 719 | 696 | 1239 | 938 | 754 | 867 | 2842 | 3423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:12PM2.63m | 8:40AM2.73m | 9:07PM2.77m | 9:36AM2.83m | 10:00PM2.89m | 10:30AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.30m | 2:53PM0.24m | 3:20AM0.16m | 3:47PM0.16m | 4:16AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1873 | 1773 | 1224 | 1001 | 1428 | 1557 | 1644 | 1499 | 1459 | 1464 | 1285 | 1249 | 1043 | 989 | 867 | 755 | 643 | 522 | 1239 | 165 | 183 | 306 | 2842 | 3423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 508 | 516 | 772 | 188 | 220 | 131 | 109 | 111 | 128 | 99 | 79 | 74 | 54 | 670 | 662 | 719 | 696 | — | 938 | 754 | 867 | 45 | 544 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 181 | 311 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 50 | 91 | 90 | 223 | 391 | 379 | 59 | 41 | 52 | 67 | — | — | 38 | — | 44 | 395 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 176 |
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