Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 12PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2605 | 2200 | 2035 | 1858 | 1755 | 1922 | 2157 | 2137 | 2281 | 1024 | 1198 | 1048 | 2557 | 1965 | 1937 | 1969 | 2198 | 2271 | 1956 | 1809 | 3167 | 2688 | 2669 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.74m | 1:52PM2.64m | 2:15AM2.61m | 2:41PM2.52m | 3:11AM2.46m | 3:41PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.27m | 8:04PM0.34m | 8:31AM0.42m | 8:57PM0.48m | 9:28AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 10 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2605 | 2200 | 2035 | 1858 | 1755 | 1922 | 2157 | 2137 | 213 | 373 | 1198 | 1048 | 2557 | 1965 | 1937 | 1969 | 2198 | 2271 | 1088 | 664 | — | 793 | 2107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 438 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 239 | 459 | 223 | — | 229 | — | — | — | 1956 | 1809 | — | 1464 | 699 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 14 | W 10 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 295 | 387 | 2281 | 1024 | — | — | — | 218 | 183 | 265 | 641 | 1408 | 1115 | 1493 | 3167 | 2688 | 2669 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 176 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 183 | 171 | 167 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 232 |
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