Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 943 | 834 | 808 | 766 | 689 | 635 | 585 | 465 | 425 | 465 | 478 | 419 | 378 | 321 | 270 | 225 | 178 | 170 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.91m | 8:19AM1.92m | 8:41PM2.09m | 9:01AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.82m | 2:16AM0.74m | 2:32PM0.64m | 2:57AM0.54m | 3:10PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 943 | 834 | 697 | 706 | 619 | 417 | 417 | 344 | 246 | 186 | 136 | 134 | 133 | 134 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 170 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 15 |
| kJ | 119 | 85 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 671 | 708 | 808 | 766 | 689 | 635 | 585 | 465 | 425 | 465 | 478 | 419 | 378 | 321 | 270 | 225 | 146 | 131 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 172 | 196 | 196 | 176 | 164 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 172 | 172 | 7 | 176 |
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