Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | WSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1446 | 1489 | 882 | 408 | 423 | 554 | 624 | 763 | 606 | 958 | 950 | 950 | 827 | 557 | 594 | 565 | 938 | 2205 | 3237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM2.99m | 10:57AM2.89m | 11:15PM3.06m | 11:41AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM-0.04m | 5:03PM0.04m | 5:31AM-0.09m | 5:47PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 1446 | 1489 | 882 | 783 | 741 | 542 | 624 | 763 | 606 | 489 | 435 | 394 | 391 | 254 | 594 | 565 | 938 | 2205 | 3237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 8 | WSW 16 | N 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 172 | 118 | 323 | 408 | 347 | 554 | 287 | 597 | 115 | 958 | 950 | 950 | 827 | 557 | 180 | 111 | 497 | 75 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 116 | 116 | 423 | 366 | 463 | 224 | 423 | 69 | 48 | 25 | 13 | 448 | 427 | 506 | 72 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 36 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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