Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12PM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 18 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1804 | 1519 | 2960 | 2798 | 2388 | 2359 | 2084 | 1812 | 1420 | 1092 | 928 | 648 | 530 | 429 | 417 | 198 | 144 | 204 | 187 | 176 | 156 | 190 | 294 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40AM2.98m | 2:05PM2.80m | 2:23AM2.92m | 2:53PM2.75m | 3:13AM2.86m | 3:47PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.47m | 8:13PM0.57m | 8:44AM0.50m | 9:02PM0.64m | 9:36AM0.55m | 9:59PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 1804 | 1519 | 2960 | 2798 | 2388 | 2359 | 2084 | 1812 | 1420 | 1092 | 928 | 648 | 530 | 429 | 417 | 198 | 144 | 77 | 59 | 56 | 39 | 190 | 232 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 18 | WNW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | E 6 | W 18 | W 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 533 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 118 | 200 | 195 | 161 | 132 | 99 | 54 | 27 | 17 | 55 | 35 | 204 | 187 | 176 | 156 | 24 | 294 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 118 | 104 | 154 | — | 363 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 253 | 1514 | 2232 | 2766 | 1921 | 1543 | 458 | 181 | 197 | 241 | 249 | 171 | 418 | 428 | 587 | 184 | 129 | 103 | — | — | — | 25 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 114 | 93 | 169 | 243 | 114 | 114 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
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