
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1937 | 1750 | 1384 | 1325 | 1333 | 1422 | 1380 | 1511 | 1338 | 1085 | 916 | 876 | 748 | 734 | 628 | 283 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:14PM2.59m | 9:37AM2.60m | 9:51PM2.75m | 10:13AM2.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.32m | 3:42PM0.33m | 4:04AM0.17m | 4:18PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
1937 | 1750 | 1384 | 1325 | 1333 | 1422 | 1380 | 1511 | 1338 | 1085 | 916 | 876 | 748 | 734 | 628 | 283 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 51 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 269 | 247 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 15 |
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