The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141313131415151515151414141414135777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210207158158158163188256263370284215213115113104996821936741826113977
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
2.34
11:54AM
2.40
12:09AM
2.31
12:27PM
2.36
12:44AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
0.29
6:01PM
0.33
6:14AM
0.33
6:35PM
0.38
6:48AM
0.39
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset-8:21-------8:22-------8:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181714131212171817151312121317181716131211111618
Feels °C (?)14141211101015151513131211121515141398781515
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