Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 19 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 428 | 346 | 114 | 182 | 151 | 193 | 278 | 258 | 229 | 190 | 166 | 143 | 118 | 77 | 35 | 99 | 96 | 73 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54PM2.06m | 7:32AM2.07m | 8:06PM2.24m | 8:37AM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.61m | 2:04PM0.52m | 2:40AM0.41m | 3:00PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 6 | S 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 4 |
| kJ | 54 | 40 | 39 | 70 | 51 | 100 | 144 | 138 | 128 | 121 | 120 | 143 | 79 | 36 | 31 | 99 | 67 | 43 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 80 | 77 | 36 | 102 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 120 | 118 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 10 | — | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 61 | 31 | 16 | 34 | 7 | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 77 | 35 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 3 | S 5 | — | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 428 | 346 | 114 | 182 | 151 | 193 | 278 | 258 | 229 | 190 | 166 | 45 | 5 | 45 | — | — | 96 | 92 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 165 | 154 | 137 | 176 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
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