The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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The Fences surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Fences sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Fences today?

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.1
W
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121212141313131212512111113131212121111141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1021001001031831251191167246624539213340375654686475101114
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
2.54
11:43AM
2.58
12:01AM
2.56
12:15PM
2.54
12:32AM
2.52
12:45PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
0.12
5:50PM
0.07
6:04AM
0.13
6:18PM
0.11
6:33AM
0.19
6:46PM
0.20
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----7:37-------7:37-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:10-------7:09-------7:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414131518191816151414161919171615151517201817
Feels °C (?)141211101316161614131212141616171614141416191517
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