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The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at The Fences today?
The current surf forecast for The Fences at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fences. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 761 | 627 | 475 | 392 | 392 | 284 | 280 | 212 | 149 | 188 | 439 | 327 | 686 | 941 | 808 | 893 | 915 | 805 | 577 | 442 | 411 | 360 | 349 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:26PM 2.08 | 8:56AM 2.07 | 9:12PM 2.22 | 9:37AM 2.22 | 9:50PM 2.34 | 10:12AM 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:00AM 0.51 | 3:14PM 0.51 | 3:36AM 0.37 | 3:49PM 0.39 | 4:08AM 0.26 | 4:20PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu
The wind is still offshore at The Fences (light winds from the NNE at WanganuiAeroAws 31 km from The Fences). 1.6m 6s windswell from the W with a 0.8m 15s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
31 km away, 1 h 24 min ago
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