The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fences sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
347
321
240
186
183
138
116
78
78
112
171
220
162
144
149
135
144
160
164
212
191
80
77
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
0
SE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:30PM2.03m
5:53AM2.15m
6:33PM2.13m
6:56AM2.24m
7:32PM2.26m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.55m
11:50PM0.63m
12:29PM0.47m
00:56AM0.53m
1:28PM0.37m
1:55AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
10
11
9
7
6
6
7
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
553
347
321
240
169
116
81
48
33
31
33
171
220
162
144
140
135
111
89
53
212
22
16
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
W
8
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
W
6
0.7
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
115
287
279
188
186
183
50
72
49
48
112
21
28
14
42
37
118
144
160
164
26
191
35
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.1
W
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
294
106
74
74
52
51
138
116
78
78
30
30
26
25
7
31
37
20
19
17
8
11
80
77
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
NW
2
0.8
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
7
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
45
16
2
18
56
124
149
6
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
7
75
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
105
105
20
75
26
104
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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