Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1376 | 1849 | 2032 | 2054 | 2115 | 1833 | 1761 | 1484 | 1277 | 1127 | 1004 | 1018 | 1233 | 811 | 1077 | 2248 | 4725 | 5382 | 4002 | 3943 | 1970 | 1510 | 1102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:39AM2.76m | 10:57PM2.88m | 11:19AM2.88m | 11:39PM2.96m | 12:01PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.16m | 4:46PM0.17m | 5:09AM0.06m | 5:28PM0.06m | 5:51AM0.02m | 6:12PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1376 | 1849 | 2032 | 2054 | 2115 | 1833 | 1761 | 1484 | 1277 | 1127 | 1004 | 1018 | 1233 | 811 | 350 | 507 | — | 5382 | 4002 | 3943 | 1970 | 1463 | 1102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | N 8 | WSW 13 | — | NW 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | 57 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 101 | — | — | — | 316 | 396 | — | 1510 | 736 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | — | 307 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NNE 4 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 325 | 24 | 352 | 1077 | 2248 | 4725 | — | — | — | 1919 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 183 | 197 | 197 | 198 | 197 | 198 | 203 | 194 | 168 | 168 | 180 | 180 | 0 |
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