
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
679 | 669 | 587 | 606 | 733 | 978 | 1194 | 953 | 978 | 1096 | 962 | 950 | 938 | 926 | 1099 | 1125 | 958 | 848 | 838 | 827 | 817 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:12PM2.39m | 7:56AM2.35m | 8:21PM2.51m | 8:57AM2.48m | 9:18PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.70m | 1:34AM0.55m | 2:02PM0.60m | 2:39AM0.41m | 3:02PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
679 | 669 | 587 | 606 | 733 | 978 | 1194 | 953 | 978 | 1096 | 962 | 950 | 938 | 926 | 1099 | 1125 | 958 | 848 | 838 | 827 | 817 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
25 | 16 | 15 | 119 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 34 | 39 | 54 | 71 | 62 | 66 | 77 | 64 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 |
9 | 9 | 66 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 52 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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