
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 1PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2319 | 1728 | 1198 | 955 | 617 | 422 | 360 | 397 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 270 | 201 | 193 | 191 | 142 | 142 | 123 | 84 | 82 | 151 | 338 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09AM2.63m | 11:24PM2.67m | 11:43AM2.58m | 11:58PM2.56m | 12:17PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM-0.03m | 5:14PM0.03m | 5:32AM0.03m | 5:45PM0.11m | 6:01AM0.14m | 6:15PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
206 | 137 | 524 | 955 | 617 | 422 | 360 | 270 | 191 | 169 | 146 | 111 | 98 | 67 | 88 | 97 | 96 | 79 | 62 | 66 | 82 | 80 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 17 | S 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 454 | 123 | 443 | 437 | 339 | 330 | 397 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 270 | 201 | 193 | 191 | 142 | 142 | 123 | 84 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
— | — | 108 | 78 | 76 | 52 | 107 | 89 | 106 | 110 | 114 | 95 | 92 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
2319 | 1728 | 1198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 80 | 151 | 338 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 136 | 113 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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