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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fox River today?
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
2310 | 3293 | 2571 | 2546 | 1587 | 1064 | 1059 | 3314 | 4110 | 4496 | 5020 | 1777 | 1961 | 4937 | 4624 | 3880 | 3151 | 2548 | 2199 | 1886 | 1697 | 1556 | 1256 | 1103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:01PM2.11m | 4:26AM2.18m | 5:05PM2.13m | 5:29AM2.23m | 6:08PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.79m | 10:11PM0.85m | 10:49AM0.77m | 11:13PM0.82m | 11:50AM0.68m | 00:14AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | N 7 | N 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
2310 | 1816 | 2571 | 2546 | 1587 | 713 | 1059 | 235 | 4110 | 9 | 2 | 1777 | 1849 | 4937 | 4624 | 3880 | 3151 | 2548 | 2199 | 1886 | 1697 | 1556 | 1256 | 1103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 |
661 | 749 | 1622 | 1051 | 798 | 924 | 496 | 167 | 83 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 |
— | — | 827 | 845 | 822 | 543 | 644 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
1173 | 3293 | — | — | — | 1064 | 721 | 3314 | — | 4496 | 5020 | 1736 | 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 11 | 11 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 168 | 168 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 197 | 197 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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