Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1307 | 1121 | 1107 | 966 | 826 | 726 | 619 | 627 | 644 | 491 | 478 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 261 | 201 | 198 | 195 | 246 | 329 | 1286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:11AM2.81m | 11:27PM2.88m | 11:47AM2.84m | 00:05AM2.86m | 12:23PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.12m | 5:39AM0.08m | 5:56PM0.12m | 6:15AM0.13m | 6:33PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1307 | 1121 | 1107 | 966 | 826 | 287 | 229 | 212 | 287 | 334 | 354 | 328 | 269 | 201 | 165 | 120 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 98 | 1286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 62 | 62 | 75 | 408 | 726 | 619 | 627 | 644 | 491 | 478 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 261 | 201 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 329 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 67 | 67 | — | 63 | 85 | 166 | 107 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 184 | 180 | 246 | 192 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 109 | 243 | 337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 191 | 169 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 48 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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