Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (14 Oct):
- 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) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 311 | 467 | 783 | 729 | 888 | 549 | 2107 | 2252 | 1860 | 932 | 1179 | 1261 | 1383 | 1343 | 1247 | 1053 | 747 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07AM2.99m | 1:27PM3.00m | 1:44AM2.82m | 2:06PM2.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.42m | 7:41PM0.54m | 7:56AM0.60m | 8:22PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 401 | 311 | 229 | 25 | 242 | 318 | 92 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 932 | 1179 | 1261 | 1383 | 1343 | 1247 | 1053 | 747 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | W 19 | W 18 | NW 13 | W 18 | WNW 17 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 28 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | 93 | 63 | 80 | 121 | 78 | 56 | 3 | 89 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | E 4 | ESE 6 | E 5 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 23 | — | 1 | 34 | 20 | 46 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | E 5 | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 248 | 295 | 467 | 783 | 729 | 888 | 549 | 2107 | 2252 | 1860 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 17 | — | 270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 189 | 214 | 209 | 85 | 92 | 95 | 166 | 166 | 261 | 93 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 172 | 3 | 14 |
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