
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 39 | 32 | 48 | 62 | 80 | 223 | 321 | 469 | 1051 | 2049 | 3322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:10PM3.04m | 11:26AM2.90m | 11:47PM3.06m | 12:04PM2.90m | 00:23AM3.06m | 12:42PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.46m | 5:35PM0.41m | 6:01AM0.43m | 6:12PM0.41m | 6:39AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 17 | W 21 | WNW 20 |
60 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 39 | 32 | 48 | 37 | 57 | 108 | 186 | 469 | 23 | 35 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 22 | — | — |
13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 23 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 37 | 4 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 11 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 62 | 80 | 223 | 321 | 396 | 1051 | 2049 | 3322 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 92 | 95 | 184 | 189 | 251 | 85 |
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