Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (01 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 279 | 146 | 113 | 52 | 77 | 86 | 64 | 86 | 118 | 186 | 150 | 416 | 389 | 361 | 284 | 231 | 180 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.96m | 4:32PM2.05m | 5:17AM1.87m | 5:53PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.63m | 10:09AM0.73m | 11:17PM0.72m | 11:49AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 6 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 6 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 7 | 18 | 125 | 99 | 416 | 389 | 361 | 284 | 231 | 180 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 16 | W 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 60 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 150 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | S 10 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 4 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 180 | 279 | 146 | 113 | 17 | 77 | 86 | 1 | 86 | 118 | 186 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 17 | 322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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