Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1757 | 1492 | 1586 | 2157 | 4966 | 4776 | 3221 | 2110 | 842 | 631 | 467 | 682 | 1026 | 1161 | 1584 | 3566 | 4250 | 7802 | 6715 | 6287 | 5968 | 5128 | 4433 | 3953 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05AM2.59m | 1:28PM2.48m | 1:43AM2.56m | 2:08PM2.44m | 2:24AM2.52m | 2:51PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.40m | 7:34PM0.47m | 8:00AM0.41m | 8:15PM0.51m | 8:42AM0.44m | 8:59PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 20 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1757 | 1492 | 1586 | 2157 | 131 | 4776 | 3221 | 2110 | 842 | 631 | 437 | 682 | 1026 | 1161 | 1584 | 3566 | 4250 | 7802 | 6715 | 6287 | 5968 | 5128 | 4433 | 3953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | W 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 29 | 37 | 51 | 85 | 391 | 442 | 528 | 615 | 539 | 467 | 263 | 220 | 886 | 953 | 80 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 23 | NW 14 | W 22 | WSW 16 | — | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | W 17 | N 9 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 50 | — | 52 | 118 | 790 | 569 | 364 | 263 | 574 | 151 | 108 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 219 | 453 | 699 | 4966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 40 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 171 | 179 | 171 | 183 | 171 | 168 | 167 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
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