Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fox River today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fox River at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fox River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 476 | 462 | 339 | 274 | 222 | 164 | 201 | 123 | 145 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 78 | 290 | 511 | 831 | 1020 | 1108 | 891 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.46m | 3:30AM2.48m | 4:02PM2.39m | 4:34AM2.39m | 5:10PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.41m | 9:18PM0.51m | 9:49AM0.52m | 10:18PM0.58m | 10:53AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 669 | 476 | 462 | 339 | 274 | 222 | 164 | 201 | 123 | 145 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 78 | 290 | 511 | 831 | 1020 | 1108 | 891 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 91 | 87 | 86 | 4 | 75 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 61 | 51 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | — | W 23 | W 8 | WSW 15 | SW 21 | WNW 7 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 11 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 31 | — | — | — | 7 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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