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The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 24 Jan 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
19.3° 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: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (24 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
4
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)101113131312121212891099810109997778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21802727470859665089372030412130190912072720304321571465569804587444416516303269236247
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
5
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
2.48
2:53AM
2.30
3:13PM
2.36
3:41AM
2.19
4:04PM
2.21
4:39AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
0.25
8:40PM
0.24
8:53AM
0.36
9:23PM
0.37
9:41AM
0.51
10:17PM
0.53
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset---8:45-------8:45-------8:44----
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
8431-121111--1121-------
Temp. °C141316151515151516171717161515151720201816151415
Feels °C (?)913119910101111111011111112131618171614131214
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