The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 3AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)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 Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
161
253
557
998
2121
1929
1888
1862
1896
1802
1418
1160
2785
2765
1321
1047
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:08AM2.22m
2:39PM2.12m
3:10AM2.02m
3:49PM1.97m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.45m
8:11AM0.53m
8:41PM0.65m
9:18AM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
10
8
9
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
6
7
8
7
7
6
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