The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.7°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 11AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
8
1.8
W
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
W
6
2
W
8
2
W
9
1.9
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
15
2.2
S
7
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
315
232
263
470
607
612
1017
806
279
447
397
635
1428
1255
1255
1109
1096
950
469
382
372
358
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
SSW
10
SSW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:50AM1.73m
7:20PM1.89m
7:48AM1.91m
8:06PM2.09m
8:29AM2.11m
8:43PM2.28m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.91m
1:13PM0.84m
1:46AM0.71m
2:01PM0.64m
2:26AM0.49m
2:39PM0.44m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
13
11
10
9
11
11
9
8
8
9
10
8
6
6
6
8
10
11
11
9
Feels °C
6
7
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
6
7
7
6
5
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