The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
15.5°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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
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
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
5
0.6
WSW
15
1.3
WNW
9
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
86
78
75
56
52
51
50
32
30
50
106
89
142
232
178
175
170
166
308
239
187
139
139
99
99
68
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
NE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
20
S
25
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM2.29m
9:42PM2.36m
10:06AM2.40m
10:20PM2.41m
10:42AM2.46m
10:57PM2.43m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.31m
3:42PM0.35m
4:00AM0.24m
4:18PM0.28m
4:33AM0.20m
4:51PM0.24m
5:04AM0.20m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
light rain
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2
4
1
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2
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Temp °C
19
18
17
21
20
18
18
16
15
15
16
18
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
18
20
17
16
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
19
18
17
22
20
17
18
16
13
12
13
16
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
16
13
16
14
13
15
15
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