
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
612 | 692 | 749 | 3253 | 4932 | 4631 | 3727 | 3589 | 2980 | 2380 | 1877 | 1401 | 1207 | 1047 | 1134 | 1117 | 1077 | 922 | 908 | 894 | 880 | 619 | 564 | 483 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:43PM2.27m | 7:08AM2.26m | 7:36PM2.28m | 8:01AM2.27m | 8:25PM2.33m | 8:49AM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.71m | 1:20PM0.70m | 1:48AM0.70m | 2:11PM0.69m | 2:38AM0.66m | 2:58PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
575 | 399 | 634 | 3253 | 4932 | 4631 | 3727 | 3589 | 2980 | 2380 | 1877 | 1401 | 1207 | 1047 | 1134 | 1117 | 1077 | 922 | 908 | 894 | 880 | 619 | 564 | 483 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
612 | 692 | 252 | 177 | 119 | 69 | 50 | 22 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 170 | 161 | 282 | 362 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 76 | 749 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 168 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 176 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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