Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1616 | 2249 | 2467 | 3889 | 2717 | 1606 | 1439 | 1380 | 986 | 514 | 778 | 544 | 400 | 268 | 192 | 149 | 112 | 79 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23PM2.51m | 11:40AM2.41m | 11:55PM2.54m | 12:14PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.16m | 5:45PM0.17m | 6:08AM0.14m | 6:18PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2717 | 1606 | 1025 | 694 | 439 | 313 | 778 | 544 | 400 | 268 | 192 | 149 | 61 | 56 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 20 | WSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 247 | 170 | 92 | 89 | 8 | 49 | 112 | 79 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 13 | S 3 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1616 | 2249 | 2467 | 3889 | 8 | 320 | 1439 | 1380 | 986 | 514 | — | — | — | — | 164 | 71 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 193 | 180 | 113 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 30 | 104 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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