
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 6PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 61 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 38 | 119 | 99 | 90 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08PM2.06m | 7:48AM2.02m | 8:10PM2.16m | 8:42AM2.16m | 8:59PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.71m | 1:54AM0.54m | 2:15PM0.58m | 2:44AM0.42m | 3:03PM0.45m | 3:25AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
76 | 52 | 49 | 33 | 21 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 119 | 99 | 90 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
64 | 61 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 42 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 77 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 105 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 71 | 71 | 84 | 169 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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