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The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 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
19.2° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WSW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.4
SW
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
2
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.8
S
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1077888666146666666667771212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18436872745712410975557416523923514698941463246395693292714
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
1.88
9:02PM
1.89
9:32AM
2.01
9:53PM
2.02
10:17AM
2.15
10:35PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
0.80
3:20AM
0.69
3:48PM
0.66
4:05AM
0.56
4:31PM
0.52
4:45AM
0.43
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---8:50-------8:50-------8:50----
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
4631231-111-------------
Temp. °C182022211817171718191917161615151618191916141313
Feels °C (?)182022222018181819201815141513121213141410867
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