
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
353 | 353 | 353 | 256 | 277 | 280 | 212 | 191 | 212 | 316 | 191 | 168 | 348 | 644 | 513 | 401 | 323 | 277 | 415 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:28AM2.47m | 12:46PM2.46m | 1:01AM2.35m | 1:18PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.28m | 6:59AM0.32m | 7:18PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
353 | 353 | 353 | 256 | 277 | 280 | 212 | 191 | 183 | 222 | 191 | 168 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 67 | 99 | 273 | 415 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | WNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 9 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 134 | 127 | 102 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 112 | 149 | 104 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | WSW 10 | S 16 | — | W 20 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
222 | 83 | 92 | 80 | 56 | 49 | 85 | 134 | 212 | 316 | 9 | 26 | 348 | 644 | 513 | 401 | 323 | 277 | 213 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 199 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 196 | 176 | 196 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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