Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 6AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 731 | 1773 | 2430 | 2349 | 3987 | 3039 | 2279 | 1660 | 1169 | 1010 | 874 | 657 | 385 | 176 | 101 | 132 | 99 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 32 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:34AM2.19m | 1:53PM2.17m | 2:11AM2.03m | 2:34PM2.01m | 2:57AM1.86m | 3:27PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.48m | 7:54PM0.58m | 8:08AM0.64m | 8:36PM0.75m | 8:55AM0.81m | 9:37PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | S 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 731 | 557 | 803 | 836 | 824 | 713 | 576 | 323 | 273 | 168 | 155 | 113 | 111 | 101 | 83 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | W 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 10 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 26 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | — | — | 81 | 101 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 71 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | WSW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | 12 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 1773 | 2430 | 2349 | 3987 | 3039 | 2279 | 1660 | 1169 | 1010 | 874 | 657 | 385 | 176 | 50 | 132 | 99 | 73 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 133 | 186 | 180 | 170 | 297 | 281 | 104 | 75 | 104 | 75 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 77 | 71 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 77 | 106 | 163 | 7 | 1 |
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