Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1347 | 397 | 561 | 463 | 871 | 330 | 302 | 340 | 358 | 283 | 344 | 946 | 964 | 787 | 690 | 808 | 1799 | 3804 | 3380 | 3460 | 3729 | 3293 | 3387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:42AM2.03m | 2:05PM1.97m | 2:27AM1.84m | 3:00PM1.80m | 3:35AM1.68m | 4:25PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.66m | 8:02PM0.78m | 8:23AM0.85m | 9:04PM0.96m | 9:45AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 13 | — | WSW 10 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1347 | 296 | 561 | 463 | 871 | 330 | 281 | 340 | 245 | 205 | 344 | 41 | 353 | 348 | 279 | 279 | 13 | — | 2654 | 20 | 46 | 3293 | 3387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 397 | 192 | 183 | 6 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 358 | 283 | 46 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | — | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 241 | 946 | 964 | 787 | 690 | 808 | 1799 | 3804 | 3380 | 3460 | 3729 | 129 | 489 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 169 | 172 | 194 | 180 | 180 | 194 | 180 | 164 | 163 | 199 |
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