The Fences Surf Break

The Fences, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
14.7° 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.

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

Ohakea Airport

69 km SE5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the NW
(26 km/h at 320°)
15 °C10.0
10.0


Karere wx

91 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the WNW
(16 km/h at 295°)
30
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tumahu wx

93 km WNW216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 297°)
15
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waiongana wx

94 km NW138 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 315°)
15
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

97 km SE31 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the WNW
(10 km/h at 293°)
25
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

106 km SSE12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the N
(10 km/h at 352°)
20
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

110 km ESE160 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the WNW
(8 km/h at 302°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

124 km S6 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
-
45
strong winds from the NNW
(43 km/h at 331°)
65
14.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

129 km S267 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
-
120
extremely windy from the NNW
(120 km/h at 331°)
150
13.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

139 km S20 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
55
near gales from the NNW
(55 km/h at 341°)
95
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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