The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.3
W
6
0.7
WSW
16
2.5
S
7
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
19
1.2
WSW
18
3
W
18
3.5
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
W
9
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
16
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
170
124
223
691
628
572
694
876
969
4927
1828
2160
1331
1156
1619
1618
1322
1121
755
739
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
N
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:16AM2.40m
9:34PM2.60m
9:57AM2.54m
10:13PM2.70m
10:34AM2.62m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.16m
3:55AM0.04m
4:08PM0.06m
4:30AM-0.03m
4:42PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
4
7
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
10
11
Feels °C
8
10
9
6
4
3
4
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
5
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