The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.1° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 1PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
9
3.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
W
6
1.9
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2319
1728
1198
955
617
422
360
397
318
318
314
310
270
201
193
191
142
142
123
84
82
151
338
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM2.63m
11:24PM2.67m
11:43AM2.58m
11:58PM2.56m
12:17PM2.48m
Low Tide
5:02AM-0.03m
5:14PM0.03m
5:32AM0.03m
5:45PM0.11m
6:01AM0.14m
6:15PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
14
14
12
10
10
9
9
11
14
13
12
10
10
9
9
11
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
4
6
9
11
11
11
8
8
7
7
9
12
11
11
8
8
6
6
8
9
8
8
6
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