Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 717 | 624 | 554 | 623 | 316 | 298 | 690 | 769 | 1044 | 1783 | 3438 | 3809 | 4788 | 5105 | 5172 | 5517 | 5765 | 5945 | 6672 | 6389 | 8368 | 8067 | 8007 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:44PM2.95m | 1:09AM2.91m | 1:30PM2.89m | 1:59AM2.79m | 2:21PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.04m | 6:57PM0.02m | 7:20AM0.13m | 7:47PM0.10m | 8:10AM0.25m | 8:41PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 717 | 624 | 554 | 623 | 278 | 272 | 690 | 769 | 1044 | 1783 | 3438 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 5945 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 634 | 469 | 380 | 365 | 316 | 298 | 235 | 203 | 20 | — | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 168 | 162 | 110 | 198 | 195 | 126 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 380 | 478 | 1628 | 3809 | 4788 | 5105 | 5172 | 5517 | 5765 | — | 6672 | 6389 | 8368 | 8067 | 8007 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 167 | 38 | 183 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 179 | 171 | 180 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 225 | 183 |
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