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The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
18.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Fences today?

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (12 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (12 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.9
NW
1
WNW
1.1
W
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)1312121212101010141312121111111010101045678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42402928281818172017303632191816161515264580583830
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		onononoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
1.85
4:08AM
1.79
4:41PM
1.69
5:33AM
1.68
6:26PM
1.63
7:22AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
0.84
10:13AM
0.96
10:56PM
1.00
12:16PM
1.04
1:10AM
1.00
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-
Sunset-7:47-------7:46-------7:45------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181615131212162020171514161921242222201919151515
Feels °C (?)151313121111151918161413151921242223212019121112
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