
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 10PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
245 | 401 | 447 | 572 | 770 | 776 | 1191 | 2180 | 3881 | 2812 | 2539 | 1924 | 1412 | 1985 | 1927 | 1700 | 1395 | 1405 | 1300 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:51PM2.60m | 10:11AM2.58m | 10:25PM2.69m | 10:45AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM-0.01m | 4:20PM0.02m | 4:39AM-0.07m | 4:53PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 | W 10 | W 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
38 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 29 | 1924 | 1412 | 102 | 76 | 56 | 37 | 56 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | W 22 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 17 |
6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | 93 | 126 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 58 | — | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
245 | 401 | 447 | 572 | 770 | 776 | 1191 | 2180 | 3881 | 2812 | 2539 | — | — | 1985 | 1927 | 1700 | 1395 | 1405 | 1300 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 172 | 169 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 194 | 303 | 194 | 113 | 113 | 41 | 75 | 169 | 165 | 164 | 165 | 163 | 172 |
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