Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 50 | 140 | 113 | 204 | 150 | 354 | 329 | 520 | 284 | 231 | 212 | 110 | 132 | 101 | 79 | 76 | 61 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM2.05m | 5:17AM1.87m | 5:53PM2.01m | 6:39AM1.90m | 7:08PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.73m | 11:17PM0.72m | 11:49AM0.78m | 00:47AM0.67m | 1:13PM0.71m | 1:54AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | N 4 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 86 | 18 | 125 | 150 | 354 | 329 | 377 | 284 | 231 | 212 | 110 | 132 | 101 | 79 | 76 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 75 | 71 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 64 | 61 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 22 | 14 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 14 | WSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 50 | 140 | 113 | 204 | 123 | 10 | 9 | 520 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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