
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
460 | 447 | 373 | 368 | 304 | 309 | 379 | 413 | 612 | 742 | 915 | 1788 | 3147 | 3474 | 2626 | 2442 | 2400 | 1960 | 1665 | 1291 | 1077 | 1047 | 1083 | 908 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.29m | 6:43PM2.27m | 7:08AM2.26m | 7:36PM2.28m | 8:01AM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.68m | 12:25PM0.67m | 00:54AM0.71m | 1:20PM0.70m | 1:48AM0.70m | 2:11PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
460 | 447 | 373 | 368 | 304 | 197 | 290 | 651 | 651 | 469 | 915 | 1788 | 3147 | 3474 | 2626 | 2442 | 2400 | 1960 | 1665 | 1291 | 1077 | 1047 | 1083 | 908 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — |
14 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 309 | 379 | 413 | 612 | 742 | 357 | 268 | 185 | 113 | 66 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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