Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 125mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2198 | 2198 | 3529 | 3922 | 4795 | 5632 | 6462 | 7347 | 8486 | 8153 | 8220 | 7973 | 8159 | 8119 | 8942 | 9206 | 9550 | 9734 | 10356 | 9983 | 5020 | 5100 | 4181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:11AM2.46m | 3:41PM2.39m | 4:20AM2.33m | 4:56PM2.32m | 5:44AM2.28m | 6:19PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.57m | 10:02PM0.60m | 10:37AM0.69m | 11:20PM0.65m | 11:57AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 20 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2198 | 2198 | — | 1305 | — | — | — | — | 8486 | 8153 | 8220 | 7973 | 8159 | 8119 | 8942 | 9206 | 9550 | 9734 | 10356 | 9983 | 5020 | 5100 | 4181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2523 | 904 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 287 | 1638 | 3529 | 3922 | 4795 | 5632 | 6462 | 7347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1344 | 1126 | 1664 | 1373 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 225 | 225 | 176 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 183 | 171 | 167 | 36 |
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