
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 10PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1809 | 1546 | 1377 | 1237 | 1121 | 1241 | 1307 | 1121 | 1107 | 966 | 826 | 726 | 619 | 627 | 644 | 491 | 478 | 389 | 384 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:48PM2.85m | 11:11AM2.81m | 11:27PM2.88m | 11:47AM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.09m | 5:18PM0.12m | 5:39AM0.08m | 5:56PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
1809 | 1546 | 1377 | 1237 | 1121 | 1241 | 1307 | 1121 | 1107 | 966 | 826 | 377 | 326 | 300 | 255 | 286 | 262 | 307 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
45 | 31 | 52 | 48 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 62 | 62 | 75 | 408 | 726 | 619 | 627 | 644 | 491 | 478 | 389 | 384 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | NW 10 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 67 | — | 63 | 96 | 161 | — | — | 69 | 54 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 282 | 374 | — | — | — | 153 | 90 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 48 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 171 | 0 | 0 |
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