Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2198 | 1966 | 1714 | 1517 | 1355 | 1154 | 1017 | 1003 | 841 | 817 | 817 | 722 | 484 | 735 | 800 | 789 | 668 | 668 | 542 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:35AM2.25m | 4:02PM2.20m | 4:34AM2.10m | 5:07PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.68m | 9:50AM0.77m | 10:21PM0.84m | 10:49AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
2198 | 1966 | 1714 | 1517 | 1355 | 1154 | 1017 | 1003 | 841 | 817 | 817 | 722 | 484 | 735 | 800 | 789 | 668 | 668 | 542 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 20 |
231 | 192 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
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