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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Fox River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fox River sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fox River today?
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | |
569 | 551 | 469 | 469 | 389 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 302 | 297 | 302 | 378 | 394 | 325 | 246 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 196 | 196 | 201 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:49PM2.64m | 12:09PM2.56m | 00:25AM2.57m | 12:47PM2.47m | 1:04AM2.48m | 1:27PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.38m | 6:18PM0.46m | 6:40AM0.46m | 6:56PM0.56m | 7:20AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
569 | 551 | 469 | 469 | 389 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 302 | 297 | 302 | 378 | 394 | 325 | 246 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 196 | 196 | 201 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 13 | N 7 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | N 10 | N 12 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 12 | N 6 | N 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 200 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
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