Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 805 | 1606 | 2430 | 3620 | 5039 | 6928 | 8573 | 10579 | 13555 | 13819 | 12626 | 10444 | 8668 | 7640 | 6625 | 6072 | 5106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:21PM2.07m | 7:01AM2.05m | 7:30PM2.14m | 8:03AM2.15m | 8:25PM2.27m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.93m | 1:12PM0.93m | 1:48AM0.84m | 2:11PM0.82m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 805 | 208 | 359 | 326 | — | 254 | — | — | — | — | 12626 | 10444 | 8668 | 7640 | 6625 | 6072 | 5106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 190 | 76 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 207 | 1606 | 2430 | 3620 | 5039 | 6928 | 8573 | 10579 | 13555 | 13819 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 176 | 183 | 183 | 199 | 176 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 176 | 171 | 177 |
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