Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fences today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 117 | 92 | 68 | 49 | 52 | 80 | 81 | 133 | 166 | 133 | 123 | 125 | 131 | 66 | 176 | 286 | 383 | 676 | 646 | 494 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:47PM1.94m | 4:09AM1.90m | 4:47PM1.84m | 5:15AM1.80m | 5:59PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.66m | 9:49PM0.79m | 10:23AM0.79m | 11:02PM0.90m | 11:40AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 152 | 117 | 92 | 68 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 133 | 166 | 133 | 123 | 99 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 32 | 383 | 425 | 7 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 19 | S 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 80 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | N 4 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 15 | 48 | 82 | 125 | 131 | 25 | 176 | 286 | 41 | 676 | 646 | 494 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 281 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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