The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.3° 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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
11
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1041
4451
3832
2939
2185
1756
1362
975
880
674
577
436
220
573
613
505
416
339
333
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:12PM1.85m
7:41AM1.85m
8:14PM1.96m
8:36AM1.96m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.84m
2:01PM0.75m
2:32AM0.72m
2:49PM0.62m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
3
4
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
7
7
6
5
6
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
2
1
2
3
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
2
3
6
6
5
5
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