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The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
16.6° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)13131313131414141313131415151515151414141414136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24624223823124220721020715815815816318819926325228427621311511310499138
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
2.34
11:21AM
2.40
11:36PM
2.34
11:54AM
2.40
12:09AM
2.31
12:27PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
0.27
5:28PM
0.31
5:41AM
0.29
6:01PM
0.33
6:14AM
0.33
6:35PM
0.38
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise---5:52-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset-------8:21-------8:22-------8:23
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141413131820181714131213171817151312121216181816
Feels °C (?)12121111151614141211911151515131312111114161513
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