Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 348 | 273 | 266 | 201 | 199 | 150 | 158 | 169 | 169 | 144 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 116 | 138 | 113 | 119 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10PM2.52m | 10:32AM2.51m | 10:47PM2.59m | 11:07AM2.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.09m | 4:43PM0.13m | 5:01AM0.04m | 5:15PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 397 | 348 | 273 | 266 | 201 | 199 | 150 | 158 | 169 | 169 | 144 | 98 | 46 | 88 | 116 | 88 | 113 | 119 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 98 | 99 | 88 | 2 | 92 | 93 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ESE 3 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 138 | 14 | 29 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 169 | 0 |
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