The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 11AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3
W
10
3
W
11
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
3
W
8
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3.5
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
953
1608
2138
1926
1786
1701
1342
1762
1379
1081
446
444
686
800
1448
1299
1087
737
968
1567
1947
1915
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20AM2.68m
11:38PM2.69m
12:00PM2.69m
00:20AM2.63m
12:42PM2.63m
Low Tide
5:13AM-0.04m
5:32PM0.00m
5:50AM-0.03m
6:11PM0.03m
6:29AM0.06m
6:53PM0.12m
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clear
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6:18
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6:16
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6:15
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7:52
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 mm
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2
5
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Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
13
11
12
12
12
14
15
16
14
12
12
12
12
15
16
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
10
8
11
10
7
5
5
6
8
8
10
9
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
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