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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Fox River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fox River sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fox River today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | |
261 | 209 | 142 | 136 | 629 | 1094 | 1847 | 2703 | 32 | 2864 | 2734 | 59 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 100 | 97 | 70 | 73 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:13PM2.56m | 10:34AM2.53m | 10:51PM2.58m | 11:12AM2.53m | 11:29PM2.58m | 11:51AM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.47m | 4:26AM0.44m | 4:43PM0.47m | 5:05AM0.43m | 5:21PM0.48m | 5:44AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | WSW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
261 | 109 | 181 | 329 | 629 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 32 | 55 | 52 | 59 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 111 | 109 | 61 | 100 | 1724 | 1252 | 949 | 694 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 |
2 | 209 | 142 | 136 | 85 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 32 | — | — | 50 | 49 | 25 | 58 | 73 | 68 | 107 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 54 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 33 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 97 | 70 | 73 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
83 | — | — | — | — | 1094 | 1847 | 2703 | 3137 | 2864 | 2734 | 2572 | 2362 | 2167 | 1985 | 2410 | 2222 | 1970 | 2110 | 2122 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 235 | 171 | 171 | 48 | 48 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
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