The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 3AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
7
4
S
8
4
S
9
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
7
1.8
S
7
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
1.6
S
7
0.7
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
904
1963
2765
2779
3169
3310
2890
2376
1874
1592
1272
832
524
315
232
223
226
220
138
128
118
123
267
234
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM2.14m
4:45PM2.04m
5:13AM2.10m
5:55PM2.07m
6:26AM2.11m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.63m
10:30AM0.56m
11:02PM0.67m
11:46AM0.58m
00:23AM0.64m
1:01PM0.53m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
8
7
8
8
8
7
10
10
8
Feels °C
4
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
5
6
4
4
6
5
5
4
7
7
5
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