The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.0° 

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

40 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
30
moderate winds from the SE
(28 km/h at 135°)
4.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rapanui

21 km E63 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the SE
(26 km/h at 135°)
5.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui Aero

30 km ESE3 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SE
(30 km/h at 135°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui City

30 km ESE8 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
5.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui East

32 km ESE3 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (4 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
5.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ngamatapouri

33 km NNE70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain

(- km/h at -°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Farm

43 km NW121 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
light winds from the SE
(6 km/h at 135°)
4.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ranana

47 km NE68 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 180°)
4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Normanby

50 km WNW99 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 135°)
5.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kauangaroa

52 km E67 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
4 °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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