Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4139 | 3721 | 3114 | 2810 | 2619 | 4485 | 1737 | 1413 | 1061 | 834 | 787 | 635 | 619 | 568 | 507 | 466 | 496 | 524 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.76m | 7:22AM1.77m | 7:55PM1.91m | 8:19AM1.92m | 8:41PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.91m | 1:44PM0.82m | 2:16AM0.74m | 2:32PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 828 | 1737 | 1413 | 1061 | 834 | 697 | 610 | 619 | 417 | 417 | 344 | 246 | 186 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | W 12 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 129 | 5 | 119 | 146 | 110 | 76 | 16 | 44 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4139 | 3721 | 3114 | 2810 | 2619 | 4485 | 809 | 716 | 652 | 746 | 787 | 635 | 553 | 568 | 507 | 466 | 496 | 524 | 538 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 208 | 208 | 196 | 166 | 163 | 164 | 169 | 176 | 172 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 176 | 176 | 196 | 196 | 165 | 164 |
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