Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 4.0m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1825 | 1887 | 5378 | 9979 | 10433 | 10088 | 9294 | 8083 | 7494 | 7236 | 7012 | 8097 | 9056 | 9884 | 4548 | 4606 | 4437 | 4744 | 4549 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11PM2.96m | 10:35AM2.87m | 10:52PM3.01m | 11:15AM2.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM-0.01m | 4:42PM0.04m | 5:06AM-0.05m | 5:22PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1825 | 1329 | 5378 | 9979 | 10433 | 10088 | 9294 | 8083 | 7494 | 7236 | 7012 | 1892 | 9056 | 6466 | 4548 | 4606 | 4437 | 4744 | 4549 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 16 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 10 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1260 | 1714 | 1094 | 857 | — | — | — | — | — | 493 | 2167 | — | 51 | 51 | 107 | 51 | 2510 | 241 | 2381 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 783 | 1887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | — | 202 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8097 | — | 9884 | 2523 | 2476 | 2203 | 1768 | 1525 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 167 | 167 | 205 | 205 | 171 |
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