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The Fences surf Forecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
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The Fences surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Fences sea temperature is 17.7°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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The Fences surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Fences sea temperature is 17.7°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at The Fences today?

The current surf forecast for The Fences at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.2
WSW
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
NW
0.2
WSW
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
W
1.6
W
0.9
WSW
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)8991010111212777766666666666615161616151515151414141414141313131313131312121245513679913788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8576926144794505224704115395845704252723543221391161271238999928985135138138138931308612112011811511311171688787676743423937293150251636131386386282527699588
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
ESE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
W
20
W
15
S
10
E
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
2.43
1:28AM
2.39
1:43PM
2.33
2:03AM
2.27
2:22PM
2.19
2:46AM
2.13
3:11PM
2.02
3:43AM
1.98
4:19PM
1.87
5:03AM
1.88
5:51PM
1.81
6:37AM
1.92
7:25PM
1.91
7:58AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
0.23
7:16PM
0.24
7:32AM
0.33
7:47PM
0.36
8:05AM
0.47
8:24PM
0.52
8:47AM
0.62
9:11PM
0.69
9:50AM
0.79
10:29PM
0.84
11:40AM
0.86
12:31AM
0.85
1:31PM
0.73
2:00AM
0.68
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-
Sunset-----7:17-------7:15-------7:15-------7:13-------7:10-------7:09-------7:07------
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Rain (mm)
-121----------------------------------------------111-------
Temp. °C1311121313131212131313151614131099111415141311101012151614121212121518181614141313151919171615161716171614131312121215
Feels °C (?)888108977667101078877911121111988111314131110101013161615131211111216151314131415131513111111910912

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