The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
1.2
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
7
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
16
0.4
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
1.2
WNW
5
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
99
97
96
159
280
212
246
145
86
49
78
43
125
121
60
63
263
327
256
163
138
115
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
5
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:01AM1.72m
4:42PM1.76m
5:29AM1.67m
6:10PM1.77m
6:56AM1.74m
7:23PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.94m
11:16PM0.96m
11:56AM0.96m
00:56AM0.87m
1:21PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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7:44
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7:45
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7:45
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Temp °C
8
8
12
16
15
12
10
10
9
8
12
15
15
13
11
11
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
10
13
10
7
7
8
7
6
10
12
13
11
9
8
7
6
8
11
12
12
11
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