
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 2PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 230 | 232 | 214 | 350 | 237 | 155 | 239 | 597 | 999 | 1505 | 2126 | 1931 | 1784 | 1442 | 1027 | 1089 | 1247 | 949 | 769 | 339 | 555 | 898 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:41AM2.60m | 10:58PM2.67m | 11:20AM2.68m | 11:38PM2.69m | 12:00PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.00m | 4:54PM0.04m | 5:13AM-0.04m | 5:32PM0.00m | 5:50AM-0.03m | 6:11PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 |
204 | 144 | 140 | 118 | 81 | 77 | 46 | 45 | 17 | 26 | — | — | 1931 | 1784 | 1442 | 1027 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 26 | 57 | 59 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 12 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 76 | 61 | 50 | 43 | — | 18 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | W 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
268 | 230 | 232 | 214 | 350 | 237 | 155 | 239 | 597 | 999 | 1505 | 2126 | 95 | — | — | — | 1089 | 1247 | 949 | 769 | 339 | 555 | 898 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 176 | 7 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 181 | 113 | 113 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 104 | 169 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 196 |
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