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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
15.5° 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 2PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
984 | 1024 | 2491 | 2365 | 2228 | 1941 | 1858 | 1628 | 1465 | 1294 | 1155 | 1094 | 998 | 892 | 892 | 905 | 994 | 1083 | 1130 | 1114 | 1114 | 982 | 917 | 754 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:45AM2.65m | 10:05PM2.65m | 10:21AM2.67m | 10:40PM2.68m | 10:57AM2.66m | 11:14PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.29m | 4:13AM0.31m | 4:31PM0.29m | 4:50AM0.30m | 5:07PM0.32m | 5:26AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
984 | 1024 | 2491 | 2365 | 2228 | 1941 | 1858 | 1628 | 1465 | 1294 | 1155 | 1094 | 998 | 892 | 892 | 905 | 994 | 1083 | 1130 | 1114 | 1114 | 982 | 917 | 754 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 14 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
390 | 499 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 62 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 11 | N 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 16 | N 13 | N 13 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | N 15 | N 15 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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