The Fences Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.86° S 174.69° E

The Fences, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fences sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.2° 

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

43 minutes ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 270°)
10.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui City

30 km ESE8 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui Aero

30 km ESE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Recent light rain
45
strong winds from the W
(44 km/h at 270°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui East

32 km ESE3 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
12.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Farm

43 km NW121 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
10.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

HaweraAws

44 km WNW100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Continuous moderate rain
45
strong winds from the W
(46 km/h at 260°)
10.6 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Ranana

47 km NE68 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Normanby

50 km WNW99 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
20
light winds from the NW
(19 km/h at 315°)
10.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Eltham

55 km WNW231 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (35 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rehmstedt Farm

63 km ESE136 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NW
(11 km/h at 315°)
11.4 °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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