Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s 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 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 269 | 217 | 665 | 1436 | 931 | 595 | 407 | 482 | 603 | 868 | 1697 | 4810 | 6268 | 7847 | 7613 | 7004 | 6192 | 5889 | 5953 | 5186 | 4557 | 3934 | 3631 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25AM2.73m | 9:49PM2.85m | 10:20AM2.84m | 10:42PM2.98m | 11:12AM2.90m | 11:33PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.25m | 4:06AM0.08m | 4:29PM0.14m | 4:59AM-0.02m | 5:20PM0.07m | 5:50AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 362 | 269 | 212 | 665 | 1436 | 931 | 595 | 344 | 482 | 603 | 329 | 1697 | 4810 | 6268 | 7847 | 7613 | 7004 | 6192 | 5889 | 5953 | 5186 | 4557 | 3934 | 3631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 18 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 217 | 166 | 141 | 173 | 136 | 407 | 135 | 173 | 98 | 559 | 178 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 11 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 165 | 178 | 128 | 182 | — | 198 | 236 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | 130 | 119 | 245 | — | — | — | — | 273 | 302 | 868 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 48 | 48 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 48 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 36 | 183 | 176 | 171 | 176 | 167 | 38 | 183 |
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