Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 958 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 557 | 594 | 602 | 938 | 2205 | 3158 | 3910 | 4618 | 4924 | 4456 | 4400 | 4075 | 3965 | 4015 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15PM3.06m | 11:41AM2.92m | 11:59PM3.05m | 12:23PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM-0.09m | 5:47PM0.00m | 6:14AM-0.07m | 6:30PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 606 | 489 | 462 | 394 | 351 | 254 | 594 | 602 | 938 | 2205 | 3158 | 3910 | 4618 | 4924 | 4456 | 4400 | 4075 | 3965 | 4015 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 958 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 557 | 151 | 497 | 497 | 48 | 15 | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 423 | 69 | 49 | 23 | 20 | 448 | 427 | 84 | 105 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 41 | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 41 | 0 |
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