Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 983 | 732 | 643 | 514 | 519 | 230 | 206 | 707 | 1343 | 2369 | 2793 | 2290 | 1845 | 1339 | 1037 | 871 | 766 | 717 | 639 | 529 | 325 | 216 | 182 | 425 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:24AM2.78m | 2:56PM2.56m | 3:18AM2.64m | 3:51PM2.44m | 4:15AM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.27m | 8:44AM0.23m | 9:04PM0.38m | 9:38AM0.36m | 9:59PM0.51m | 10:33AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 983 | 732 | 643 | 514 | 519 | 230 | 206 | 146 | 137 | 124 | 2793 | 2290 | 1845 | 1339 | 1037 | 871 | 766 | 717 | 639 | 529 | 276 | 216 | 182 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 75 | 99 | — | — | — | 176 | 204 | 197 | 230 | 289 | 243 | 226 | 186 | 544 | 400 | 157 | 121 | 99 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 22 | WNW 7 | W 7 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 147 | 166 | 217 | 212 | 29 | 21 | 325 | 88 | 180 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 4 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 131 | 95 | 707 | 1343 | 2369 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 82 | 183 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 183 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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