
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10356 | 9520 | 5020 | 4606 | 3915 | 3566 | 2824 | 2111 | 1667 | 1355 | 1318 | 1262 | 1155 | 1120 | 953 | 838 | 677 | 624 | 539 | 497 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.35m | 7:05AM2.35m | 7:33PM2.49m | 8:11AM2.49m | 8:34PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.71m | 00:41AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.62m | 1:52AM0.43m | 2:18PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
10356 | 9520 | 5020 | 4606 | 3915 | 3566 | 2824 | 2111 | 1667 | 1355 | 1318 | 1262 | 1155 | 1120 | 953 | 838 | 677 | 624 | 539 | 497 | 422 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | 1382 | 1150 | 918 | 730 | 393 | 286 | 351 | 286 | 170 | 90 | 74 | 147 | 73 | 80 | 113 | 94 | 72 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 20 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 18 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 186 | — | — | 92 | 107 | 77 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
620 | 689 | 1252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 180 | 187 | 183 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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