Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4574 | 3709 | 2981 | 2376 | 1840 | 1443 | 1397 | 1634 | 1543 | 1448 | 1292 | 1136 | 1027 | 827 | 593 | 431 | 387 | 325 | 319 | 319 | 407 | 400 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:27AM2.21m | 8:49PM2.31m | 9:15AM2.31m | 9:34PM2.42m | 9:58AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.78m | 2:36PM0.77m | 3:04AM0.68m | 3:23PM0.67m | 3:48AM0.56m | 4:05PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 4574 | 3709 | 2981 | 2376 | 1840 | 1443 | 1397 | 1634 | 1543 | 1448 | 1292 | 1136 | 1027 | 827 | 593 | 431 | 387 | 325 | 319 | 319 | 407 | 400 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 49 | 454 | — | 113 | — | — | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 133 | 149 | 107 | 107 | 72 | 64 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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