The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.2° 

The Fences surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Fences today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 2AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2117
2182
1753
1493
1448
1238
893
600
507
327
286
255
226
202
213
239
247
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:38AM2.55m
1:01PM2.43m
1:20AM2.41m
1:45PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.15m
6:46AM0.16m
7:02PM0.28m
7:25AM0.33m
7:45PM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
12
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
12
12
10
10
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