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The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at The Fences today?
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 2PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1268 | 1053 | 785 | 766 | 897 | 676 | 574 | 552 | 613 | 548 | 666 | 835 | 1212 | 1427 | 1736 | 2072 | 3056 | 2542 | 2404 | 2262 | 2081 | 1907 | 1450 | 1405 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:09PM 1.87 | 6:01AM 1.79 | 6:44PM 1.94 | 7:25AM 1.92 | 7:52PM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:59AM 0.89 | 12:13AM 0.85 | 12:48PM 0.82 | 1:34AM 0.69 | 1:54PM 0.65 | 2:26AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu
The wind is still cross-on at The Fences (fresh winds from the WNW at WanganuiAeroAws 31 km from The Fences). 2.4m 7s swell from the W to make surfable waves.
31 km away, 1 h 32 min ago
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