Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3275 | 3247 | 3076 | 2786 | 2580 | 2598 | 2542 | 2638 | 2787 | 2705 | 2128 | 1765 | 655 | 557 | 339 | 611 | 918 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM2.42m | 9:33AM2.42m | 9:48PM2.57m | 10:10AM2.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.54m | 3:39PM0.52m | 4:02AM0.38m | 4:15PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 3275 | 3247 | 3076 | 2786 | 2580 | 2598 | 2542 | 444 | 2787 | 2705 | 2128 | 1765 | 365 | 430 | 306 | 611 | 918 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 17 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 701 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 30 | 7 | 100 | 158 | 655 | 557 | 339 | 220 | 437 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | 99 | 102 | 146 | 134 | 65 | 250 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 346 | 366 | 2638 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 243 | 186 | 310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 177 | 33 | 10 | 167 | 171 | 171 | 176 | 171 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 82 | 48 | 48 |
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