Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 13 | NNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 592 | 592 | 577 | 520 | 407 | 401 | 315 | 304 | 706 | 782 | 273 | 392 | 2398 | 2600 | 2627 | 812 | 1175 | 1115 | 1099 | 1285 | 1335 | 1021 | 734 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:31AM3.14m | 12:51PM3.14m | 1:07AM2.99m | 1:27PM3.00m | 1:44AM2.82m | 2:06PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.26m | 7:03PM0.37m | 7:18AM0.42m | 7:41PM0.54m | 7:56AM0.60m | 8:22PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 592 | 592 | 577 | 520 | 407 | 401 | 315 | 229 | 503 | 385 | 273 | 117 | 94 | 37 | 25 | 812 | 1175 | 1115 | 1099 | 1285 | 1335 | 1021 | 734 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | W 19 | W 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | — | NW 16 | WSW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 28 | 222 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | — | 61 | 86 | 48 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | E 5 | E 12 | NNW 7 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 24 | 15 | 15 | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 38 | 82 | 143 | 236 | 306 | 255 | 304 | 706 | 782 | 214 | 392 | 2398 | 2600 | 2627 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 114 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 27 | 114 | 114 | 209 | 85 | 92 | 95 | 179 | 181 | 93 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 93 | 165 | 95 | 114 |
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