Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2273 | 1971 | 1879 | 1729 | 1247 | 3204 | 3022 | 1187 | 943 | 956 | 1037 | 2896 | 2829 | 1008 | 798 | 770 | 617 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10AM2.02m | 3:49PM1.97m | 4:32AM1.88m | 5:20PM1.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.65m | 9:18AM0.73m | 10:14PM0.81m | 11:08AM0.83m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 15 | S 9 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 16 | S 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 417 | 2 | 4 | 1187 | 943 | 956 | 1037 | 2896 | 6 | 1008 | 798 | 770 | 617 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 499 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 4 |
| kJ | 2273 | 1971 | 1879 | 1729 | 1247 | 3204 | 3022 | 435 | 566 | 675 | 533 | 489 | 2829 | 355 | 450 | 536 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 279 | 176 | 105 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 197 | 7 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 169 |
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