
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
161 | 1087 | 333 | 319 | 272 | 208 | 156 | 215 | 306 | 352 | 422 | 416 | 399 | 377 | 372 | 377 | 306 | 297 | 293 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 171 | 173 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04AM2.84m | 3:37PM2.84m | 4:12AM2.64m | 4:53PM2.70m | 5:36AM2.54m | 6:17PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.58m | 10:01PM0.69m | 10:32AM0.75m | 11:21PM0.79m | 11:53AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
161 | 205 | 333 | 319 | 272 | 208 | 156 | 113 | 306 | 352 | 422 | 416 | 399 | 377 | 372 | 377 | 306 | 297 | 293 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 171 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 4 | W 18 | W 18 |
3 | 9 | 264 | 104 | 146 | 103 | 103 | 215 | 78 | 55 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 6 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | W 15 | — | W 18 | — | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 3 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
9 | 1 | 8 | 72 | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 15 | W 5 | — | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — |
152 | 1087 | 41 | — | 10 | 175 | 414 | 480 | 467 | 293 | 176 | 145 | 103 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 4 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 165 | 37 | 0 |
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