
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1291 | 679 | 1136 | 1220 | 1143 | 805 | 949 | 951 | 749 | 620 | 955 | 777 | 1435 | 1556 | 1534 | 1449 | 1261 | 1243 | 1074 | 1074 | 950 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26PM2.56m | 4:02AM2.44m | 4:31PM2.42m | 5:16AM2.30m | 5:51PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.44m | 9:47PM0.45m | 10:16AM0.60m | 10:56PM0.57m | 11:30AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1291 | 679 | 1136 | 1220 | 1143 | 805 | 949 | 951 | 749 | 620 | 955 | 253 | 1435 | 1556 | 1534 | 1449 | 1261 | 1243 | 1074 | 1074 | 950 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
191 | 279 | 419 | 130 | 126 | 334 | 169 | 246 | 242 | 321 | 203 | 777 | 115 | 103 | 80 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 41 | 0 |
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