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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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fox River today?
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
189 | 251 | 408 | 661 | 1055 | 1059 | 1016 | 862 | 780 | 623 | 538 | 530 | 510 | 838 | 954 | 1053 | 2408 | 2523 | 2662 | 2655 | 2297 | 2025 | 1652 | 1294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:17AM2.39m | 6:02PM2.28m | 6:29AM2.41m | 7:08PM2.34m | 7:31AM2.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.68m | 11:40AM0.58m | 00:08AM0.67m | 12:49PM0.54m | 1:13AM0.60m | 1:47PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
189 | 189 | 408 | 661 | 1055 | 1059 | 1016 | 862 | 780 | 623 | 538 | 530 | 510 | 838 | 954 | 1053 | 2408 | 2523 | 2662 | 2655 | 2297 | 2025 | 1652 | 1294 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — |
11 | 251 | 181 | 233 | 35 | 75 | 79 | 132 | 163 | 163 | 135 | 111 | 105 | 8 | — | 31 | 113 | 97 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | — | SW 20 | N 16 | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
125 | 9 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 15 | 5 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
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