
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
178 | 168 | 255 | 331 | 331 | 250 | 196 | 161 | 126 | 196 | 170 | 400 | 420 | 435 | 628 | 1022 | 1493 | 2697 | 2981 | 2046 | 1137 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:04AM2.29m | 9:17PM2.46m | 9:37AM2.46m | 9:51PM2.60m | 10:11AM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.26m | 3:34AM0.11m | 3:47PM0.12m | 4:07AM-0.01m | 4:20PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 9 | W 10 |
178 | 115 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2371 | 6 | 1137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | W 23 | S 7 |
136 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 |
14 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | — |
— | 168 | 255 | 331 | 331 | 250 | 196 | 161 | 126 | 196 | 170 | 400 | 420 | 435 | 628 | 1022 | 1493 | 2697 | 2981 | 2046 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 165 | 164 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 198 |
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