The Fences surf break

The Fences surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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 12PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (30 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2
W
2.5
W
1.9
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)1111121414141377888127111010109988810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210278373596585346204383563897985503162139033829642625526216915312080143
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
1.96
6:32PM
2.11
7:13AM
2.07
7:36PM
2.22
8:13AM
2.23
8:35PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.68
1:12AM
0.50
1:37PM
0.56
2:11AM
0.36
2:35PM
0.41
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
Sunrise-5:47-------5:47-------5:47------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:31-------8:32--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----321-----------------
Temp. °C121320221618181615151718181715131314192121181515
Feels °C (?)91018211316161210101213131312101011171920191515
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