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The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 95 | 81 | 78 | 54 | 92 | 97 | 82 | 77 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 156 | 47 | 734 | 940 | 1241 | 1757 | 761 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:12PM 1.73 | 3:55AM 1.76 | 4:42PM 1.68 | 5:26AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:49AM 0.90 | 9:22PM 0.94 | 10:33AM 0.96 | 11:16PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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