The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.5° 

The Fences surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Fences today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
8
1.7
W
8
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
537
337
223
220
160
150
144
142
138
175
351
336
311
291
190
170
146
132
88
85
149
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:27PM2.35m
1:46AM2.41m
2:10PM2.21m
2:29AM2.23m
2:56PM2.07m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.21m
7:28PM0.32m
7:57AM0.35m
8:09PM0.47m
8:38AM0.50m
8:54PM0.64m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
10
9
8
7
6
7
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
12
9
10
8
6
4
4
4
5
7
5
4
4
4
3
4
7
7
7
7
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