Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 326 | 306 | 274 | 211 | 167 | 159 | 153 | 157 | 157 | 148 | 244 | 362 | 609 | 850 | 1262 | 961 | 1170 | 731 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:18PM2.26m | 9:36AM2.25m | 9:51PM2.42m | 10:09AM2.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.36m | 3:44PM0.30m | 4:06AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | WNW 11 | S 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 178 | 129 | 121 | 118 | 99 | 167 | 159 | 153 | 157 | 157 | 148 | 244 | 362 | 609 | 850 | 46 | 961 | 25 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 23 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 54 | 67 | 65 | 145 | 143 | 140 | 124 | 104 | 84 | 77 | 47 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | W 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 23 | 53 | 94 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 256 | 326 | 306 | 274 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 36 | 28 | 1262 | 69 | 1170 | 731 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 7 | 169 |
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