Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 532 | 815 | 1069 | 1131 | 904 | 753 | 680 | 540 | 458 | 593 | 1060 | 891 | 953 | 1151 | 1176 | 921 | 775 | 922 | 653 | 610 | 473 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:10PM2.35m | 5:50AM2.35m | 6:26PM2.38m | 7:08AM2.40m | 7:39PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.61m | 11:29PM0.62m | 12:06PM0.64m | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:20PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 9 | WSW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 532 | 815 | 1069 | 1131 | 904 | 753 | 680 | 540 | 458 | 593 | 326 | 236 | 229 | 1151 | 491 | 921 | 775 | 589 | 653 | 610 | 473 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | W 7 | WSW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 69 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 62 | 59 | 122 | 99 | 315 | 111 | 337 | 461 | 376 | 271 | 573 | 439 | 326 | 295 | 402 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | W 19 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 70 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 65 | 106 | 256 | 383 | 60 | 80 | 99 | 247 | 490 | 469 | 390 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1060 | 891 | 953 | — | 1176 | — | — | 922 | — | 148 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 15 | 38 | 38 |
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