Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 136 | 111 | 113 | 95 | 121 | 162 | 160 | 144 | 174 | 114 | 161 | 226 | 262 | 318 | 980 | 1226 | 1421 | 1749 | 2166 | 5336 | 2289 | 1697 | 1256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:12PM2.52m | 00:28AM2.61m | 12:50PM2.50m | 1:05AM2.59m | 1:28PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.40m | 6:19PM0.45m | 6:43AM0.39m | 6:56PM0.45m | 7:21AM0.40m | 7:34PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 20 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 133 | 136 | 111 | 113 | 95 | 121 | 162 | 160 | 144 | 174 | 114 | 161 | 226 | 262 | 318 | 980 | 1226 | 1421 | 1749 | 2166 | 131 | 2289 | 1697 | 1256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | W 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 27 | — | 53 | 51 | 53 | 62 | 86 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 50 | 84 | 976 | 471 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 23 | — | W 21 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 43 | 25 | 17 | 11 | — | 79 | — | 391 | 442 | 528 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 73 | 373 | 562 | 979 | 5336 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 171 | 90 | 90 | 171 | 339 | 168 | 171 | 168 |
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