Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 11AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 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 Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 900 | 1155 | 970 | 1267 | 1581 | 2027 | 2313 | 4115 | 2870 | 1751 | 1433 | 1602 | 920 | 538 | 887 | 625 | 469 | 319 | 189 | 146 | 130 | 126 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:07AM2.37m | 11:23PM2.51m | 11:40AM2.41m | 11:55PM2.54m | 12:14PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.22m | 5:13PM0.20m | 5:36AM0.16m | 5:45PM0.17m | 6:08AM0.14m | 6:18PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 123 | 61 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 2747 | 1751 | 1025 | 694 | 519 | 324 | 247 | 625 | 469 | 319 | 189 | 130 | 110 | 73 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | W 22 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 11 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 643 | — | — | — | — | 125 | 9 | 170 | 120 | 117 | 106 | 146 | 14 | 35 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | — | WSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 900 | 1155 | 970 | 1267 | 1581 | 2027 | 2313 | 4115 | 2870 | 63 | 1433 | 1602 | 920 | 538 | 887 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 130 | 126 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 176 | 199 | 193 | 180 | 194 | 136 | 194 | 93 | 75 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
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