
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 5AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 116 | 36 | 113 | 108 | 78 | 75 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 30 | 53 | 68 | 197 | 254 | 138 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:42AM2.16m | 8:59PM2.27m | 9:27AM2.29m | 9:42PM2.36m | 10:06AM2.40m | 10:20PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.42m | 3:03PM0.45m | 3:25AM0.31m | 3:42PM0.35m | 4:00AM0.24m | 4:18PM0.28m | 4:33AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
9 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 36 | 113 | 108 | 78 | 75 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 49 | 89 | 121 | 75 | 70 | 82 | 74 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | W 10 | S 8 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
29 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 1 | — | 138 | 180 | 175 | 170 | 166 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | W 11 | WSW 11 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 16 | 31 | 36 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 53 | 68 | 197 | 254 | 28 | 13 | 24 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 71 | 71 | 169 | 169 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 71 | 1 | 71 | 169 | 94 | 2 | 169 | 172 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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