Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 393 | 322 | 250 | 199 | 211 | 243 | 446 | 644 | 953 | 1226 | 1274 | 1211 | 1211 | 1094 | 917 | 874 | 927 | 1070 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:24AM2.30m | 4:55PM2.24m | 5:23AM2.18m | 5:55PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.64m | 10:40AM0.68m | 11:09PM0.77m | 11:37AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 498 | 393 | 322 | 250 | 199 | 211 | 243 | 446 | 644 | 953 | 1226 | 1274 | 1211 | 1211 | 1094 | 917 | 874 | 927 | 1070 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 18 | 51 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 72 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | N 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 52 | 18 | 84 | 78 | 85 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 240 | 82 | 82 |
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