Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 933 | 790 | 989 | 822 | 384 | 888 | 1876 | 1729 | 1733 | 2252 | 3529 | 5986 | 11062 | 11687 | 12365 | 9470 | 5589 | 3459 | 2237 | 1462 | 1064 | 828 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13AM2.58m | 11:28PM2.70m | 11:49AM2.62m | 00:03AM2.74m | 12:24PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.35m | 5:19PM0.37m | 5:42AM0.27m | 5:54PM0.32m | 6:17AM0.23m | 6:30PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 933 | 790 | 989 | 822 | 273 | 888 | 631 | 640 | 561 | 542 | 437 | 1450 | — | — | 12365 | 9470 | 5589 | 3459 | 2237 | 1462 | 1064 | 828 | 718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | N 7 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 107 | 307 | 11 | 435 | 384 | 181 | 343 | 528 | 510 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 573 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | W 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 81 | 344 | 640 | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 175 | — | 1876 | 1729 | 1733 | 2252 | 3529 | 5986 | 11062 | 11687 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 36 | 171 | 187 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 169 | 176 | 176 | 197 | 197 | 186 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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