The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.9° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
1.5
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
8
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
353
353
256
277
280
212
191
212
316
191
168
348
644
513
401
323
277
415
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:28AM2.47m
12:46PM2.46m
1:01AM2.35m
1:18PM2.33m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.20m
6:46PM0.28m
6:59AM0.32m
7:18PM0.42m
rain showers
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:35
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6:35
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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 mm
1
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5
8
7
5
4
3
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
Feels °C
16
15
13
11
11
13
14
15
14
14
12
11
10
8
8
8
8
9
7
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