Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 1PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 814 | 907 | 805 | 1857 | 1753 | 1632 | 1540 | 1466 | 1453 | 687 | 596 | 417 | 364 | 479 | 478 | 411 | 368 | 279 | 246 | 279 | 358 | 358 | 353 | 287 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:29AM2.50m | 10:52PM2.68m | 11:16AM2.54m | 11:37PM2.71m | 12:01PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.11m | 4:42PM0.10m | 5:12AM0.05m | 5:26PM0.08m | 5:56AM0.05m | 6:08PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 814 | 814 | 437 | 1857 | 1753 | 1632 | 1428 | 1466 | 1453 | 687 | 596 | 417 | 339 | 246 | 246 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 212 | 183 | 358 | 358 | 353 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 11 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 336 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 246 | 279 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 907 | 805 | 1692 | 1416 | 1509 | 1540 | 79 | 123 | 122 | 285 | 392 | 364 | 479 | 478 | 411 | 368 | 279 | — | — | 155 | 186 | 222 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 166 | 164 | 136 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 75 | 7 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 7 | 75 |
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