Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 564 | 474 | 297 | 228 | 149 | 202 | 450 | 565 | 625 | 628 | 628 | 1857 | 1581 | 1500 | 1540 | 1486 | 1511 | 604 | 422 | 453 | 539 | 657 | 716 | 971 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:38AM2.42m | 10:03PM2.59m | 10:29AM2.50m | 10:52PM2.68m | 11:16AM2.54m | 11:37PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.23m | 3:56PM0.18m | 4:26AM0.11m | 4:42PM0.10m | 5:12AM0.05m | 5:26PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 18 | 43 | 149 | 202 | 59 | 565 | 625 | 628 | 628 | 1857 | 1581 | 1500 | 1450 | 1486 | 1511 | 604 | 422 | 344 | 339 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | S 9 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 62 | 84 | 197 | 336 | 437 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 564 | 474 | 297 | 228 | 131 | 59 | 450 | 362 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 1540 | 105 | 3 | 227 | 394 | 453 | 539 | 657 | 716 | 971 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 166 | 164 | 163 | 113 |
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