The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
1.4
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.3
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
8
4.5
S
9
5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
242
183
179
367
538
994
1402
1401
1406
2272
3601
4180
4715
4258
3840
3028
2684
2430
2132
1585
1163
770
452
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:08AM2.20m
3:42PM2.07m
4:06AM2.14m
4:45PM2.04m
5:13AM2.10m
Low Tide
8:48PM0.55m
9:26AM0.50m
9:47PM0.63m
10:30AM0.56m
11:02PM0.67m
11:46AM0.58m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
12
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
8
7
8
8
6
5
3
2
3
2
2
1
-1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
252
242
183
116
79
78
50
38
36
44
87
109
107
339
198
382
353
242
188
163
125
352
348
264
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.1
NW
8
0.6
S
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
58
2
56
4
4
4
15
37
32
61
78
115
146
45
44
75
148
207
127
22
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
3
5
4
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
4
1.3
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.4
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.3
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
8
4.5
S
9
5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.1
S
7
Energy kJ
27
64
44
179
367
538
994
1402
1401
1406
2272
3601
4180
4715
4258
3840
3028
2684
2430
2132
1585
1163
770
452
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
6
1
3
Distance (km)
75
75
41
105
30
30
105
105
180
180
172
197
193
170
170
206
197
197
197
206
170
106
75
105
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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