Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 8 | WSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 537 | 355 | 251 | 230 | 177 | 180 | 205 | 264 | 478 | 359 | 184 | 252 | 170 | 74 | 136 | 143 | 197 | 125 | 116 | 156 | 250 | 171 | 109 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:51PM2.64m | 12:16PM2.45m | 00:39AM2.58m | 1:05PM2.35m | 1:29AM2.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.13m | 6:09AM0.14m | 6:24PM0.20m | 6:58AM0.22m | 7:11PM0.30m | 7:48AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 355 | 251 | 230 | 177 | 27 | 47 | 28 | 66 | 359 | 181 | 120 | 95 | 68 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 67 | 55 | 171 | 109 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 8 | S 5 | WSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | WSW 13 | S 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 28 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 47 | 24 | 68 | 31 | 43 | 61 | 94 | 86 | 74 | 28 | 111 | 197 | 125 | 67 | 63 | 44 | 52 | 47 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | S 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 15 | W 22 | W 21 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 67 | 66 | 28 | 56 | 56 | 136 | 143 | 104 | 99 | 116 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 33 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 537 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 180 | 205 | 264 | 478 | 106 | 184 | 252 | 170 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 45 | 156 | 250 | 33 | 30 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 113 | 7 | 75 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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