Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 786 | 546 | 408 | 295 | 202 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 224 | 376 | 252 | 172 | 106 | 99 | 91 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11AM2.18m | 3:43PM2.00m | 4:06AM2.05m | 4:43PM1.93m | 5:06AM1.96m | 5:45PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.57m | 9:34AM0.56m | 9:53PM0.69m | 10:34AM0.65m | 10:59PM0.77m | 11:37AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 17 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 786 | 546 | 408 | 295 | 202 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 99 | 376 | 252 | 68 | 49 | 34 | 91 | 79 | 81 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | W 9 | W 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 61 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 224 | 73 | 69 | 172 | 106 | 99 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 20 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 4 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | NW 4 | S 14 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 44 | 60 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 4 | NE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 41 | 74 | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 163 | 1 |
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