Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 129 | 118 | 110 | 104 | 99 | 91 | 85 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13AM2.20m | 10:34PM2.31m | 10:50AM2.24m | 11:09PM2.36m | 11:26AM2.26m | 11:44PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.40m | 4:44AM0.39m | 4:56PM0.35m | 5:20AM0.35m | 5:31PM0.32m | 5:56AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 152 | 129 | 118 | 110 | 104 | 99 | 91 | 85 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 80 | 81 | 81 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 1 | 20 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 84 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 84 | 71 |
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