Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 13 | W 17 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
447 | 402 | 489 | 471 | 520 | 399 | 300 | 527 | 607 | 592 | 541 | 520 | 506 | 407 | 401 | 390 | 932 | 2224 | 1006 | 291 | 694 | 1290 | 1289 | 1273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:53AM2.94m | 7:29PM2.99m | 7:51AM3.06m | 8:24PM3.16m | 8:47AM3.18m | 9:18PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.37m | 1:42AM0.43m | 2:09PM0.24m | 2:39AM0.28m | 3:03PM0.13m | 3:33AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 19 | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | — | — |
447 | 402 | 489 | 471 | 520 | 399 | 92 | 527 | 607 | 592 | 541 | 520 | 506 | 407 | 401 | 390 | 183 | — | 301 | 291 | 258 | 25 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 10 | W 24 | W 24 | WNW 15 | W 22 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | NW 20 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — |
58 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 225 | 300 | 80 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 124 | 186 | 15 | — | — | 167 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 6 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | W 14 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 21 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 140 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 18 | W 13 | W 6 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 90 | 112 | 78 | 91 | 100 | 103 | 104 | 932 | 2224 | 1006 | 112 | 694 | 1290 | 1289 | 1273 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 95 | 193 | 189 | 95 | 93 |
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