The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 07 Mar 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Fences today?

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)777771515151515151515151515151515151515157
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)368231186152126126204270302372358358353353348348348348287283279279252321
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
2.54
1:16PM
2.53
1:34AM
2.44
1:47PM
2.39
2:05AM
2.30
2:19PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
0.14
7:19PM
0.16
7:31AM
0.26
7:47PM
0.30
8:01AM
0.41
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:11---
Sunset-------7:54-------7:52-------7:51
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151313121620191715151314172019181513131316171716
Feels °C (?)12101191418161514141112141715151210101015151312
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