Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
678 | 542 | 542 | 459 | 341 | 307 | 447 | 350 | 625 | 663 | 1808 | 2193 | 2848 | 4075 | 6455 | 9504 | 11057 | 12605 | 14119 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46AM2.02m | 6:21PM2.07m | 7:01AM2.05m | 7:30PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.93m | 12:01PM0.97m | 00:42AM0.93m | 1:12PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
678 | 542 | 542 | 459 | 341 | 307 | 447 | 350 | 625 | 663 | 190 | 208 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 72 | 178 | 139 | 222 | 25 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 119 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 108 | 1808 | 2193 | 2848 | 4075 | 6455 | 9504 | 11057 | 12605 | 14119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 82 | 176 | 176 | 183 | 183 | 171 | 198 | 168 | 197 | 535 | 176 | 186 |
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