Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 128 | 81 | 123 | 267 | 234 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 220 | 215 | 201 | 148 | 125 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26AM2.11m | 7:06PM2.16m | 7:37AM2.19m | 8:12PM2.30m | 8:41AM2.31m | 9:11PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.64m | 1:01PM0.53m | 1:38AM0.53m | 2:07PM0.43m | 2:41AM0.38m | 3:05PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 61 | 50 | 34 | 17 | 267 | 234 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 220 | 215 | 201 | 148 | 125 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 138 | 128 | 81 | 82 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 74 | 81 | 123 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 58 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 172 | 169 | 75 | 169 |
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