Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3714 | 2585 | 1796 | 1506 | 1412 | 2081 | 1861 | 1884 | 1660 | 1660 | 1383 | 1190 | 946 | 659 | 512 | 368 | 283 | 287 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:25PM2.69m | 11:45AM2.65m | 00:00AM2.72m | 12:20PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM-0.07m | 5:53PM-0.01m | 6:12AM-0.05m | 6:28PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 23 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | WSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 1796 | 1506 | 1412 | 99 | 74 | 52 | 36 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 89 | 146 | 512 | 368 | 283 | 239 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | S 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 113 | 109 | 120 | 4 | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | 85 | 102 | 97 | 212 | 272 | 236 | 175 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 97 | 129 | 209 | 287 | 175 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 3714 | 2585 | — | — | — | 2081 | 1861 | 1884 | 1660 | 1660 | 1383 | 1190 | 946 | 659 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 137 | 113 | 0 | 75 | 169 | 165 | 165 | 172 | 165 | 154 | 136 | 113 | 75 | 113 | 183 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
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