Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 11AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1639 | 1269 | 1081 | 460 | 488 | 635 | 1007 | 1441 | 1279 | 1128 | 970 | 1045 | 1417 | 1937 | 1700 | 1493 | 1556 | 1379 | 1332 | 1236 | 2923 | 3913 | 3267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:00PM2.69m | 00:20AM2.63m | 12:42PM2.63m | 1:04AM2.51m | 1:28PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM-0.03m | 6:11PM0.03m | 6:29AM0.06m | 6:53PM0.12m | 7:10AM0.20m | 7:38PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 253 | 15 | 23 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | W 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 6 | S 14 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 16 | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1639 | 1269 | 1081 | 460 | 488 | 635 | 1007 | 1441 | 1279 | 1128 | 970 | 1045 | 1417 | 1937 | 1700 | 1493 | 1556 | 1379 | 1332 | 1236 | 2923 | 3913 | 3267 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 176 | 181 | 196 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 196 | 196 | 180 | 196 | 198 | 208 | 154 | 163 | 176 | 229 | 163 | 172 | 235 | 208 | 307 | 113 |
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