
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
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 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
441 | 392 | 344 | 298 | 233 | 321 | 413 | 733 | 722 | 722 | 634 | 634 | 643 | 653 | 569 | 578 | 453 | 447 | 373 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 373 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15AM2.49m | 4:49PM2.35m | 5:13AM2.37m | 5:46PM2.29m | 6:11AM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.51m | 10:33AM0.49m | 10:57PM0.61m | 11:29AM0.60m | 11:56PM0.68m | 12:25PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 |
441 | 392 | 344 | 298 | 231 | 155 | 128 | 733 | 722 | 722 | 634 | 634 | 643 | 653 | 569 | 578 | 453 | 447 | 373 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 161 | 305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
196 | 282 | 242 | 190 | 186 | 138 | 413 | 110 | 90 | 70 | 69 | 54 | 41 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 373 | 419 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
72 | 188 | 183 | 178 | 233 | 321 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — |
198 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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