Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 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 1.4°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 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
0.4
WSW
1.6
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
1.5
S
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.6
S
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)6665666613677771212121261212655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10971505312916515613255209442562457229281414142091415216128125
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
2.01
9:53PM
2.02
10:17AM
2.15
10:35PM
2.14
10:56AM
2.29
11:12PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
0.66
4:05AM
0.56
4:31PM
0.52
4:45AM
0.43
5:09PM
0.39
5:21AM
0.31
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset---8:50-------8:50-------8:49----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C181819181616151416171919161313131518191614131313
Feels °C (?)191818171415141212131414107779121397778
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Fences surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for The Fences at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest