The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

The Fences surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Fences based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Fences right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Fences

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Pākaraka

13 km ENE136 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 0°)
17.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rapanui

21 km E63 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 0°)
22.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui City

30 km ESE8 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
20.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

WanganuiAeroAws

31 km ESE14 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
clearDry
10
light winds from the NE
(11 km/h at 45°)
17 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Whanganui East

32 km ESE3 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 135°)
18.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ngamatapouri

33 km NNE70 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
-

Farm

43 km NW121 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
17.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

HaweraAws

44 km WNW100 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
-
20
light winds from the NNE
(19 km/h at 20°)
15.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Ranana

47 km NE68 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 180°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
-

Normanby

50 km WNW99 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
16.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Fences and within an acceptable time window.

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