Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 396 | 350 | 338 | 274 | 249 | 194 | 159 | 106 | 128 | 95 | 315 | 360 | 480 | 665 | 714 | 620 | 604 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:36PM2.72m | 10:58AM2.59m | 11:16PM2.75m | 11:37AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM-0.01m | 5:07PM0.01m | 5:32AM-0.03m | 5:43PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 247 | 396 | 350 | 338 | 274 | 249 | 194 | 151 | 106 | 78 | 53 | 315 | 360 | 480 | 665 | 714 | 620 | 604 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 18 | S 17 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 105 | 53 | 77 | 76 | 107 | 100 | 100 | 159 | 82 | 128 | 95 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 72 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 5 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 54 | 53 | 95 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
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