The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (25 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.6
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.1
W
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.4
W
7
3
W
8
3.5
WNW
8
4
W
9
4
W
10
3.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
168
255
331
331
250
196
161
126
196
170
400
420
435
628
1022
1493
2697
2981
2046
1137
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:04AM2.29m
9:17PM2.46m
9:37AM2.46m
9:51PM2.60m
10:11AM2.58m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.26m
3:34AM0.11m
3:47PM0.12m
4:07AM-0.01m
4:20PM0.02m
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
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6:05
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6:03
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7:03
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6:20
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6:21
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7:22
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 mm
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1
1
1
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1
1
1
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1
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1
3
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
4
4
3
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