Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8PM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 410 | 533 | 910 | 1388 | 2702 | 6371 | 7776 | 8037 | 6617 | 6232 | 5329 | 5017 | 4938 | 4314 | 3934 | 3631 | 3344 | 3381 | 3427 | 3496 | 3517 | 3826 | 3911 | 4076 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:20AM2.84m | 10:42PM2.98m | 11:12AM2.90m | 11:33PM3.04m | 12:02PM2.90m | 00:21AM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM0.14m | 4:59AM-0.02m | 5:20PM0.07m | 5:50AM-0.07m | 6:09PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 410 | 533 | 910 | 1388 | 2702 | 6371 | 7776 | 8037 | 6617 | 6232 | 5329 | 5017 | 4938 | 4314 | 3934 | 3631 | 3344 | 1102 | 754 | 3496 | 3517 | 3826 | 3911 | 4076 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 12 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 273 | 173 | 329 | 559 | 1102 | 131 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 639 | 724 | 862 | 1121 | 1310 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | W 14 | WSW 13 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 182 | 98 | 137 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 266 | 266 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 2441 | 3381 | 3427 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 48 | 177 | 171 | 171 | 180 | 176 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 176 | 171 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 33 |
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