Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 28 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 86 | 127 | 174 | 533 | 573 | 595 | 778 | 808 | 641 | 1003 | 492 | 337 | 440 | 490 | 625 | 747 | 1053 | 1211 | 913 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.39m | 12:38PM2.25m | 00:56AM2.37m | 1:17PM2.22m | 1:34AM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.32m | 6:32AM0.33m | 6:42PM0.35m | 7:09AM0.34m | 7:19PM0.40m | 7:48AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 18 | 45 | 50 | 86 | 127 | 147 | 533 | 573 | 595 | 778 | 808 | 124 | 671 | 492 | 337 | 106 | 490 | 625 | 747 | 1053 | 1211 | 913 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | W 15 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | S 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 108 | 174 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 65 | 82 | 121 | 115 | 80 | 100 | 130 | 53 | 93 | — | 8 | 289 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 8 | 19 | 34 | 103 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 80 | 72 | 123 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | N 3 | W 9 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 28 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 31 | 50 | 64 | 74 | 15 | 641 | 1003 | — | 1 | 440 | 18 | 194 | 255 | 295 | 600 | 624 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 170 | 193 | 20 | 0 |
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