Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 5PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5076 | 3310 | 1918 | 1491 | 1047 | 848 | 702 | 611 | 554 | 623 | 316 | 255 | 690 | 679 | 1120 | 1555 | 4119 | 4249 | 4788 | 4788 | 5029 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:01PM2.94m | 00:23AM2.97m | 12:44PM2.95m | 1:09AM2.91m | 1:30PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.01m | 6:34AM0.04m | 6:57PM0.02m | 7:20AM0.13m | 7:47PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5076 | 2150 | 1918 | 1322 | 1030 | 822 | 702 | 611 | 554 | 623 | 278 | 241 | 690 | 679 | 1120 | 461 | 224 | 187 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 61 | 1047 | 848 | 634 | 469 | 348 | 365 | 316 | 255 | 225 | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | N 7 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 253 | 246 | 57 | 168 | 17 | 110 | 198 | 195 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 7 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 527 | 3310 | 1832 | 1491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | 215 | 1555 | 4119 | 4249 | 4788 | 4788 | 5029 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 187 | 205 | 205 | 176 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 167 | 38 | 176 | 176 | 177 | 176 | 353 | 171 | 171 | 180 |
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