The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (15 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.9
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
NW
0.3
W
0.6
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)88888810121212121210101011117788141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8978718748384352415516085744643242661581048366392530322836117289
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
2.01
8:17AM
2.00
8:33PM
2.09
9:02AM
2.12
9:16PM
2.18
9:40AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
0.58
2:36PM
0.63
2:58AM
0.48
3:16PM
0.53
3:33AM
0.40
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:14-------8:15-------8:16------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151413121010141615141211111218212016151514161924
Feels °C (?)8887781212121211991017191815141412131621
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