Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 741 | 741 | 586 | 493 | 351 | 302 | 351 | 550 | 1977 | 3682 | 4016 | 3199 | 2185 | 1599 | 1243 | 990 | 769 | 577 | 487 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.81m | 6:30AM1.78m | 7:12PM1.85m | 7:41AM1.85m | 8:14PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.91m | 12:59PM0.84m | 1:38AM0.84m | 2:01PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 19 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 741 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 116 | 302 | 195 | 550 | 1977 | 3682 | 4016 | 3199 | 2185 | 1599 | 1243 | 990 | 769 | 577 | 487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | — | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | — | 76 | 56 | 243 | 351 | 171 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 14 | 37 | 84 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 741 | 586 | 493 | 351 | — | — | — | 15 | 183 | 284 | 258 | 171 | 152 | 75 | 52 | 37 | 42 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 113 | 193 | 178 | 170 | 113 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26 | 0 |
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