Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1025 | 3059 | 3905 | 5209 | 6278 | 11615 | 10875 | 8598 | 6834 | 5270 | 4310 | 3472 | 3023 | 2343 | 1840 | 1249 | 1537 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM2.16m | 7:31AM2.14m | 7:57PM2.21m | 8:27AM2.21m | 8:49PM2.31m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.84m | 1:41PM0.84m | 2:13AM0.78m | 2:36PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 767 | 3059 | 3905 | 5209 | 6278 | 7445 | 10875 | 8598 | 6834 | 5270 | 4310 | 3472 | 3023 | 2343 | 1840 | 1249 | 1537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 287 | 240 | 111 | 176 | 147 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 454 | — | 186 | 183 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1025 | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | |||||||||||||||||
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