The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 NZDT
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The Fences surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Fences sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Fences today?

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Dec)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (02 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.5
WNW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
4
S
4.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)11111110109888888886655689998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1565108566345231832227021918223923419012910295873727442076329520131243628
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNW
45
S
50
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
2.22
8:13AM
2.23
8:35PM
2.36
9:07AM
2.40
9:29PM
2.48
9:58AM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.36
2:35PM
0.41
3:03AM
0.23
3:28PM
0.26
3:52AM
0.13
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:46-------5:46--
Sunset-8:31-------8:32-------8:34------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------13148466271--
Temp. °C181715151516171919171514141417181817131312131416
Feels °C (?)1312121211141516161515131112171919185446712
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