The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is

13.5° C

The Fences surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Fences today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	NW 8	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	229	229	229	226	223	220	215	201	148	125	123	85	84	81	51	51	39	19	439	575	252	180	184	128
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSW	NNE	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:06PM2.16m				7:37AM2.19m				8:12PM2.30m				8:41AM2.31m					9:11PM2.45m				9:38AM2.42m
Low Tide			1:38AM0.53m				2:07PM0.43m				2:41AM0.38m					3:05PM0.30m				3:36AM0.23m				3:56PM0.18m


	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	6	6	5	6	9	11	9	8	7	7	7	8	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	14	13
Feels °C	5	3	3	2	3	7	9	7	5	4	3	3	3	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	8	9	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	W 9	WSW 14	S 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 10
kJ	229	229	229	226	223	220	215	201	148	125	123	85	84	81	51	51	39	14	20	2	252	180	184	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 6	SSE 6	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	WSW 14	S 9	W 22	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 20	WSW 18
kJ	9	9	5	6	6	30	26	22	18	16	16	16	7	6	6	6	2	19	2	9	17	16	15	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 9	W 23	W 22	W 21	SW 20	S 8	S 8
kJ	20	19	17	16	14	—	—	—	4	4	4	—	4	4	4	3	3	2	10	10	8	16	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 2	—	ENE 2	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	N 3	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 8	WNW 9	NNW 5	NNW 4	N 4	WNW 8
kJ	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	8	21	31	40	54	70	439	575	45	27	7	128
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	169	169	169	75	75	2	7	7	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	4
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