Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 1AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4022 | 4432 | 4046 | 2388 | 1911 | 1564 | 1234 | 1025 | 934 | 764 | 690 | 608 | 498 | 151 | 111 | 165 | 180 | 247 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:53AM2.34m | 2:19PM2.35m | 2:49AM2.14m | 3:20PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.28m | 7:57AM0.38m | 8:32PM0.46m | 8:52AM0.57m | 9:42PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 8 | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 23 | 3000 | 2388 | 1911 | 1564 | 1234 | 1025 | 934 | 764 | 690 | 608 | 498 | 143 | 90 | 57 | 60 | 36 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 15 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | — | 389 | 434 | 323 | 287 | 244 | 192 | 146 | 110 | 81 | 90 | 57 | 39 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | — | W 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 132 | 96 | 151 | 111 | 8 | — | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 4022 | 4432 | 4046 | 74 | 243 | 302 | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 165 | 180 | 247 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 172 | 307 | 184 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 93 | 262 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 7 |
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