
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 6AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1933 | 1606 | 1584 | 2394 | 4187 | 6558 | 9946 | 9868 | 9054 | 7448 | 5203 | 3194 | 2010 | 1343 | 949 | 718 | 473 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28PM2.70m | 11:49AM2.62m | 00:03AM2.74m | 12:24PM2.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.27m | 5:54PM0.32m | 6:17AM0.23m | 6:30PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
1933 | 649 | 561 | 535 | 334 | — | — | — | 9054 | 7448 | 5203 | 3194 | 2010 | 1343 | 949 | 718 | 473 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 |
631 | 528 | 510 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | N 7 | WSW 20 |
343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1606 | 1584 | 2394 | 4187 | 6558 | 9946 | 9868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 177 | 171 | 183 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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