Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 10PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7075 | 8846 | 10326 | 8677 | 7058 | 5681 | 4862 | 4001 | 3150 | 2528 | 2103 | 1766 | 1401 | 1085 | 834 | 645 | 549 | 461 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:54AM2.63m | 3:19PM2.64m | 3:57AM2.47m | 4:25PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.22m | 9:06AM0.40m | 9:41PM0.36m | 10:08AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7058 | 5681 | 4862 | 4001 | 3150 | 2528 | 2103 | 1766 | 1401 | 1085 | 834 | 645 | 549 | 461 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7075 | 8846 | 10326 | 8677 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 180 | 645 | 666 | 48 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 201 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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