Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4681 | 4343 | 4128 | 4288 | 4570 | 5193 | 4772 | 4471 | 3960 | 3715 | 3526 | 3424 | 3073 | 2620 | 2322 | 1877 | 1690 | 1517 | 1496 | 1318 | 1106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM2.88m | 00:41AM2.97m | 1:04PM2.80m | 1:22AM2.82m | 1:44PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM-0.07m | 6:30PM0.04m | 6:56AM0.03m | 7:12PM0.15m | 7:37AM0.19m | 7:54PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 4681 | 4343 | 4128 | 4288 | 4570 | 5193 | 4772 | 4471 | 3960 | 3715 | 3526 | 3424 | 3073 | 2620 | 2322 | 1877 | 1690 | 1517 | 1496 | 1318 | 1106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 279 | — | 183 | 151 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 198 | 41 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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