Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7292 | 3800 | 4802 | 4872 | 6242 | 5432 | 4723 | 9242 | 8804 | 4319 | 7502 | 3465 | 3423 | 3062 | 2801 | 5605 | 4872 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52PM3.01m | 11:15AM2.90m | 11:32PM2.99m | 11:53AM2.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM-0.05m | 5:22PM0.02m | 5:45AM-0.01m | 6:01PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 828 | 3800 | 4802 | 4872 | 6242 | 5432 | 4723 | 9242 | 8804 | 4319 | 1988 | 3465 | 1218 | 1243 | 1269 | 5605 | 4872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2167 | — | — | — | — | — | 586 | 842 | 255 | — | — | 1793 | 3423 | 3062 | 2801 | 1493 | 1315 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 610 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 34 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7292 | 1883 | 1966 | 2704 | 2280 | 2207 | 2338 | — | 788 | 1337 | 7502 | 1282 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 186 | 171 | 167 | 203 | 179 | 225 | 171 | 167 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | |||||||||||||||||
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