Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, near gales from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 52 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 43 | 54 | 684 | 1413 | 1982 | 2371 | 2878 | 3527 | 4346 | 5732 | 6667 | 7963 | 8512 | 9086 | 6197 | 4616 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.96m | 5:45PM1.91m | 6:08AM1.92m | 6:46PM1.94m | 7:08AM1.94m | 7:42PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.70m | 00:07AM0.79m | 12:38PM0.70m | 1:08AM0.76m | 1:32PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 81 | 75 | 426 | 721 | 623 | 498 | 413 | 361 | 263 | 258 | 108 | 117 | 87 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 43 | 54 | 30 | 38 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | ESE 3 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 28 | 684 | 1413 | 1982 | 2371 | 2878 | 3527 | 4346 | 5732 | 6667 | 7963 | 8512 | 9086 | 6197 | 4616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 163 | 20 | 71 | 20 | 1 | 104 | 105 | 30 | 75 | 75 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 180 | 174 | 172 | 75 |
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