
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 3PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8380 | 8130 | 7795 | 8119 | 9357 | 9643 | 9726 | 10321 | 9502 | 9077 | 5020 | 4327 | 3915 | 3326 | 2616 | 1939 | 1517 | 1171 | 1017 | 989 | 892 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:56PM2.32m | 5:44AM2.28m | 6:19PM2.35m | 7:05AM2.35m | 7:33PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.69m | 11:20PM0.65m | 11:57AM0.71m | 00:41AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 |
8380 | 8130 | 7795 | 8119 | 9357 | 9643 | 9726 | 10321 | 9502 | 9077 | 5020 | 1521 | 3915 | 3326 | 2616 | 1939 | 1517 | 493 | 1017 | 353 | 892 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 749 | — | 4327 | 816 | 1002 | 853 | 490 | 387 | 1171 | 326 | 989 | 321 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | — | — | 138 | 137 | — | 158 | 65 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | 6474 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1220 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 183 | 183 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 36 | 48 | 176 | 187 | 187 | 176 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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