Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 77 | 71 | 99 | 84 | 84 | 70 | 33 | 61 | 78 | 72 | 50 | 31 | 49 | 102 | 128 | 149 | 141 | 170 | 180 | 309 | 464 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:37AM2.24m | 9:04PM2.44m | 9:30AM2.40m | 9:52PM2.61m | 10:16AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.41m | 3:00PM0.34m | 3:31AM0.22m | 3:47PM0.18m | 4:15AM0.07m | 4:28PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | E 4 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 62 | 35 | 64 | 99 | 84 | 43 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 78 | 72 | 50 | 31 | 48 | 102 | 128 | 149 | 141 | 170 | 180 | 309 | 464 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 13 | W 6 | SW 13 | S 4 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 13 | WNW 9 | SW 20 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 118 | 77 | 20 | 20 | 67 | 7 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 49 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 21 | 71 | 130 | 126 | 16 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | S 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 71 | 69 | 13 | 73 | 70 | 33 | 61 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 8 | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | E 4 | — | E 3 | — | SE 6 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 29 | — | — | — | 84 | 9 | 9 | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 104 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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