
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
722 | 722 | 634 | 634 | 643 | 569 | 569 | 578 | 453 | 447 | 373 | 368 | 362 | 304 | 384 | 487 | 612 | 702 | 1706 | 3946 | 4339 | 3658 | 2899 | 2083 | |
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 | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM2.37m | 5:46PM2.29m | 6:11AM2.29m | 6:43PM2.27m | 7:08AM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.61m | 11:29AM0.60m | 11:56PM0.68m | 12:25PM0.67m | 00:54AM0.71m | 1:20PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
722 | 722 | 634 | 634 | 643 | 569 | 569 | 578 | 453 | 447 | 373 | 368 | 362 | 304 | 384 | 487 | 230 | 702 | 1706 | 3946 | 4339 | 3658 | 2899 | 2083 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | WSW 14 | N 8 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
90 | 70 | 69 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 48 | 127 | 612 | 201 | 995 | 90 | 65 | 48 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NNE 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 120 | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
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