The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 6PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.5
WSW
11
1
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
84
157
272
462
506
412
327
206
160
146
113
86
64
89
160
474
486
755
1417
2003
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:17PM2.48m
00:31AM2.41m
12:50PM2.33m
1:05AM2.22m
1:25PM2.15m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.14m
6:15PM0.24m
6:31AM0.29m
6:47PM0.40m
7:02AM0.47m
7:21PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
11
Temp °C
11
14
13
12
10
9
9
9
12
15
14
14
11
11
12
12
13
13
10
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
8
7
5
4
4
5
7
10
9
10
7
7
8
7
8
8
5
4
3
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