Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 543 | 548 | 648 | 804 | 959 | 1188 | 905 | 1262 | 1487 | 2119 | 3394 | 3833 | 1525 | 2666 | 2576 | 2758 | 4845 | 5316 | 5541 | 5176 | 4619 | 4157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:26AM2.59m | 1:44PM2.52m | 2:06AM2.40m | 2:26PM2.35m | 2:52AM2.22m | 3:16PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.44m | 7:59PM0.52m | 8:19AM0.64m | 8:44PM0.70m | 9:06AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 484 | 543 | 548 | 648 | 804 | 959 | 1188 | 487 | 1262 | 809 | 2119 | 3394 | 3833 | 1497 | 2666 | 1845 | 1006 | 4845 | 5316 | 5541 | 5176 | 4619 | 4157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 14 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 905 | — | 1487 | 569 | 135 | 142 | 1024 | 2134 | 2576 | 2758 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 289 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 98 | 11 | 124 | 76 | 58 | 43 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 11 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | N 5 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 43 | 898 | — | — | — | — | 1525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 48 | 90 | 184 | 185 | 168 | 168 | 169 | 1 | 38 | 48 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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