The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 5AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (06 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.6
NW
6
0.7
WNW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
14
28
28
31
36
116
36
113
108
78
75
56
52
51
51
45
30
53
68
197
254
138
180
175
170
166
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:42AM2.16m
8:59PM2.27m
9:27AM2.29m
9:42PM2.36m
10:06AM2.40m
10:20PM2.41m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.42m
3:03PM0.45m
3:25AM0.31m
3:42PM0.35m
4:00AM0.24m
4:18PM0.28m
4:33AM0.20m
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Temp °C
16
17
18
19
21
21
20
19
18
18
17
21
20
18
18
15
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
21
21
19
19
15
13
12
12
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
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