Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 702 | 804 | 845 | 2300 | 3386 | 4659 | 3596 | 3217 | 3699 | 3525 | 2873 | 2216 | 2627 | 3880 | 2434 | 3611 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:27PM2.87m | 10:49AM2.83m | 11:05PM2.94m | 11:26AM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.06m | 4:55PM0.10m | 5:17AM0.02m | 5:34PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 23 | — | — | WSW 22 | WSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 437 | 702 | 804 | 11 | — | — | 47 | 3596 | 88 | 136 | 292 | 511 | 673 | 454 | 528 | 568 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | W 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 183 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 38 | 91 | 21 | — | — | 158 | 448 | 307 | 372 | 432 | 432 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 845 | 2300 | 3386 | 4659 | — | 3217 | 3699 | 3525 | 2873 | 2216 | 2627 | 3880 | 2434 | 3611 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 183 | 171 | 211 | 193 | 36 | 38 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 |
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