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The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Fences today?
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
131 | 60 | 57 | 80 | 104 | 97 | 118 | 117 | 127 | 125 | 154 | 165 | 167 | 79 | 78 | 124 | 74 | 71 | 100 | 223 | 215 | 193 | 183 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:10PM2.16m | 8:26AM2.27m | 8:51PM2.28m | 9:05AM2.35m | 9:27PM2.38m | 9:40AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.45m | 2:48PM0.32m | 3:03AM0.36m | 3:20PM0.25m | 3:36AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 6 | W 6 | S 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
131 | 60 | 57 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 81 | 74 | 27 | 124 | 74 | 69 | 52 | 223 | 215 | 193 | 183 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | S 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 |
30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 79 | 78 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 100 | 13 | 55 | 22 | 21 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 24 | SW 16 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
6 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 76 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 35 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
10 | 41 | 48 | 80 | 104 | 97 | 118 | 117 | 127 | 125 | 154 | 165 | 167 | 75 | 182 | 13 | 152 | 71 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 165 | 105 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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