Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2005 | 1765 | 655 | 532 | 412 | 509 | 1050 | 1699 | 3338 | 5147 | 4787 | 2873 | 1939 | 1515 | 1129 | 783 | 1704 | 1134 | 717 | 433 | 452 | 608 | 708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:10AM2.56m | 10:24PM2.70m | 10:45AM2.66m | 10:59PM2.80m | 11:20AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.38m | 4:15PM0.38m | 4:37AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.26m | 5:12AM0.15m | 5:25PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | N 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 2005 | 1765 | 409 | 532 | 412 | 509 | 1050 | 1699 | 297 | 289 | 326 | 249 | 1939 | 1515 | 1129 | 783 | 1704 | 1134 | 717 | 433 | 137 | 608 | 708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 158 | 655 | 485 | 339 | 224 | 443 | 366 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 249 | 246 | 195 | 543 | 575 | 439 | 212 | 176 | 395 | 83 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 102 | 207 | 134 | 203 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 49 | 48 | 93 | 151 | 148 | 129 | 84 | 111 | 127 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 145 | 205 | 280 | 361 | 3338 | 5147 | 4787 | 2873 | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | 452 | 350 | 333 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 232 | 82 | 48 | 90 | 179 | 183 | 261 | 232 | 38 | 38 | 168 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 171 | 1 | 167 |
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