
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2643 | 2643 | 2772 | 2618 | 2637 | 2840 | 2385 | 1815 | 1423 | 1159 | 918 | 811 | 603 | 521 | 454 | 446 | 372 | 379 | 399 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35AM2.38m | 2:53PM2.36m | 3:20AM2.23m | 3:42PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.54m | 8:46AM0.66m | 9:12PM0.69m | 9:32AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
2643 | 2643 | 2772 | 2618 | 2637 | 2840 | 2385 | 1815 | 1423 | 1159 | 918 | 811 | 603 | 521 | 454 | 446 | 372 | 379 | 399 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | N 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — |
161 | 133 | 71 | 69 | 31 | — | 18 | — | — | 2 | 198 | 152 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 0 |
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