The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 10PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
WNW
8
4
WNW
9
4.5
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
11
3
W
10
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
401
447
572
770
776
1191
2180
3881
2812
2539
1924
1412
1985
1927
1700
1395
1405
1300
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
15
WSW
15
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:51PM2.60m
10:11AM2.58m
10:25PM2.69m
10:45AM2.65m
Low Tide
4:07AM-0.01m
4:20PM0.02m
4:39AM-0.07m
4:53PM-0.01m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:22
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6:22
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1
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Temp °C
14
12
13
13
14
14
15
13
10
11
10
11
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
7
8
8
9
9
9
5
2
3
2
7
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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