
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1037 | 1165 | 2829 | 1299 | 798 | 770 | 772 | 976 | 755 | 549 | 383 | 251 | 175 | 140 | 96 | 115 | 149 | 152 | 130 | 112 | 80 | 113 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:32AM1.88m | 5:20PM1.92m | 6:08AM1.88m | 6:50PM2.03m | 7:30AM2.03m | 7:59PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.83m | 00:15AM0.78m | 12:53PM0.73m | 1:37AM0.60m | 2:00PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | S 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1037 | 1165 | 6 | 1299 | 395 | 770 | 499 | 402 | 755 | 549 | 192 | 251 | 175 | 123 | 96 | 68 | 149 | 152 | 130 | 112 | 80 | 113 | 109 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 798 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 392 | 314 | 383 | 204 | 144 | 140 | 81 | 115 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 6 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 306 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
520 | 383 | 2829 | 308 | 620 | 511 | 772 | 976 | — | 43 | 461 | 458 | 514 | 470 | 322 | 263 | 150 | 62 | 40 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 93 | 0 |
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