Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 1AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 82 | 180 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 145 | 104 | 104 | 66 | 65 | 597 | 972 | 1218 | 1213 | 1692 | 2359 | 3230 | 4017 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.35m | 10:34AM2.30m | 10:50PM2.45m | 11:07AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.32m | 4:40PM0.26m | 5:03AM0.22m | 5:13PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 131 | 33 | 180 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 145 | 104 | 104 | 44 | 65 | 62 | 72 | 123 | 79 | 103 | — | — | 616 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 29 | 66 | 34 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 20 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 33 | 53 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 56 | 52 | 42 | 128 | 597 | 972 | 1218 | 1213 | 1692 | 2359 | 3230 | 4017 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 198 | 199 | 194 | 180 |
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