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Fox River surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Fox River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fox River sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fox River today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
622 | 440 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 379 | 515 | 796 | 785 | 774 | 702 | 586 | 561 | 545 | 458 | 414 | 346 | 290 | 257 | 202 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:34AM2.44m | 8:56PM2.47m | 9:16AM2.47m | 9:36PM2.52m | 9:55AM2.51m | 10:13PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.55m | 2:44PM0.50m | 3:06AM0.51m | 3:25PM0.48m | 3:47AM0.47m | 4:04PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 6 | N 7 |
622 | 440 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 368 | 93 | 368 | 379 | 515 | 796 | 785 | 774 | 702 | 586 | 561 | 545 | 458 | 414 | 346 | 290 | 257 | 50 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 5 | WSW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
1 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 368 | 70 | 68 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 202 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 43 | 55 | 85 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 27 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 179 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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