Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
745 | 716 | 822 | 1220 | 745 | 1294 | 2410 | 2348 | 2020 | 1966 | 1690 | 1517 | 1355 | 1154 | 1017 | 1003 | 841 | 817 | 817 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM2.44m | 3:10PM2.35m | 3:35AM2.25m | 4:02PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.49m | 9:01AM0.58m | 9:25PM0.68m | 9:50AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
745 | 716 | 822 | 1220 | 745 | 643 | 2410 | 2348 | 2020 | 1966 | 1690 | 1517 | 1355 | 1154 | 1017 | 1003 | 841 | 817 | 817 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
421 | 482 | 390 | 344 | 524 | 1294 | 231 | 231 | 192 | 192 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 72 | 249 | 311 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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