Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (13 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 17 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 199 | 191 | 188 | 183 | 178 | 194 | 225 | 252 | 260 | 268 | 268 | 300 | 228 | 225 | 206 | 215 | 202 | 208 | 336 | 326 | 382 | 344 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28PM2.40m | 8:52AM2.44m | 9:21PM2.53m | 9:46AM2.51m | 10:12PM2.62m | 10:37AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:14PM0.18m | 3:42AM0.17m | 4:03PM0.13m | 4:32AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 16 | W 8 | S 7 |
220 | 199 | 191 | 188 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 166 | 120 | 118 | 117 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 142 | 97 | 89 | 121 | 120 | 236 | 323 | 382 | 172 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 6 | S 7 | W 8 |
39 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 75 | 74 | 124 | 123 | 67 | 105 | 102 | 66 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 87 | 336 | 326 | 3 | 86 | 116 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 344 | 268 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | W 8 | S 7 | — |
6 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 106 | 154 | 194 | 225 | 252 | 260 | 268 | 268 | 300 | 228 | 225 | 206 | 215 | 202 | 208 | 281 | — | 270 | 285 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 165 | 172 | 172 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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