Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 643 | 551 | 551 | 469 | 355 | 344 | 283 | 230 | 164 | 222 | 380 | 768 | 727 | 791 | 844 | 655 | 593 | 519 | 679 | 817 | 806 | 716 | 697 | 678 | 668 | 649 | 537 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:40PM2.69m | 11:57AM2.71m | 00:17AM2.66m | 12:33PM2.68m | 00:54AM2.59m | 1:10PM2.61m | 1:32AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.30m | 6:10PM0.29m | 6:26AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.34m | 7:03AM0.43m | 7:26PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 643 | 551 | 551 | 469 | 355 | 344 | 135 | 172 | 164 | 222 | 380 | 768 | 727 | 123 | 121 | 655 | 593 | 519 | 497 | 488 | 463 | 716 | 501 | 400 | 291 | 235 | 537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 9 | N 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 61 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 103 | 283 | 230 | 73 | 161 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 103 | 217 | 405 | 515 | 515 | 679 | 817 | 806 | 15 | 697 | 678 | 668 | 649 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | — | — | — | 154 | 156 | 226 | 121 | 102 | 791 | 844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 488 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 48 | 90 | 183 | 184 | 183 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 38 | 1 | 171 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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