Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6201 | 5947 | 5259 | 4833 | 3905 | 3371 | 2526 | 2038 | 1797 | 1099 | 904 | 985 | 816 | 651 | 572 | 414 | 454 | 644 | 777 | 724 | 619 | 1217 | 3184 | 2701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:51PM2.40m | 3:09AM2.48m | 3:40PM2.37m | 4:01AM2.44m | 4:36PM2.36m | 5:02AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.44m | 8:59PM0.54m | 9:29AM0.47m | 9:49PM0.58m | 10:22AM0.51m | 10:47PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 6201 | 5947 | 5259 | 4833 | 3905 | 3371 | 2526 | 2038 | 1797 | 1099 | 904 | 985 | 816 | 651 | 572 | 414 | 454 | 644 | 777 | 724 | 619 | 1217 | 3184 | 2701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 29 | — | 11 | — | — | 16 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 145 | 182 | 352 | 569 | 604 | 679 | 51 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 21 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | SW 24 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 23 | 40 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 48 | 51 | 40 | 134 | 122 | 17 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 33 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
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