
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1423 | 1159 | 918 | 811 | 603 | 593 | 454 | 446 | 379 | 385 | 399 | 412 | 347 | 341 | 336 | 385 | 171 | 153 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:20AM2.23m | 3:42PM2.22m | 4:15AM2.09m | 4:43PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.69m | 9:32AM0.81m | 10:05PM0.83m | 10:29AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
1423 | 1159 | 918 | 811 | 603 | 593 | 454 | 446 | 379 | 385 | 399 | 412 | 347 | 341 | 336 | 385 | 116 | 135 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | — | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | W 19 | SW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
18 | 2 | 195 | 152 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 171 | 153 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | N 17 | N 17 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 |
— | — | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 79 | 186 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 193 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 205 | 36 | 0 |
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