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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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fox River today?
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | |
355 | 297 | 302 | 297 | 302 | 378 | 325 | 325 | 220 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 196 | 199 | 207 | 212 | 207 | 249 | 272 | 264 | 264 | 1042 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:25AM2.57m | 12:47PM2.47m | 1:04AM2.48m | 1:27PM2.37m | 1:45AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.46m | 6:40AM0.46m | 6:56PM0.56m | 7:20AM0.56m | 7:37PM0.66m | 8:03AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
355 | 297 | 302 | 297 | 302 | 378 | 325 | 325 | 220 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 196 | 199 | 207 | 60 | 50 | 249 | 272 | 264 | 264 | 180 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 6 | N 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | — |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 212 | 207 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 44 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 12 | N 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | N 6 | — | ENE 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | — | 4 | 83 | 98 | 153 | 366 | 1042 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 90 | 90 |
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