Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 144 | 218 | 278 | 277 | 290 | 300 | 221 | 192 | 223 | 231 | 373 | 661 | 724 | 2119 | 2508 | 3398 | 3106 | 2932 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.71m | 5:11PM1.71m | 5:55AM1.67m | 6:46PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.96m | 10:39AM0.97m | 11:47PM1.01m | 12:31PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | S 10 | W 9 | WSW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | 55 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 65 | 41 | 8 | 568 | 53 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 85 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 144 | 218 | 278 | 277 | 290 | 300 | 221 | 192 | 223 | 231 | 373 | 661 | 724 | 2119 | 2508 | 3398 | 3106 | 2932 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 196 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 208 | 199 | 208 | 198 | 199 | 208 |
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