
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 49 | 75 | 112 | 145 | 123 | 107 | 190 | 177 | 169 | 145 | 179 | 161 | 134 | 134 | 111 | 89 | 93 | 172 | 282 | 339 | 407 | 485 | 472 | 458 | 445 | 357 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:37AM2.88m | 8:55PM2.99m | 9:23AM3.00m | 9:38PM3.05m | 10:03AM3.10m | 10:18PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.44m | 2:44PM0.50m | 3:09AM0.34m | 3:30PM0.41m | 3:51AM0.26m | 4:12PM0.34m | 4:29AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:16 | |
mm | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 6 | WSW 11 | N 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
26 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 74 | 25 | 107 | 190 | 177 | 169 | 145 | 179 | 161 | 134 | 134 | 111 | 89 | 93 | 79 | 282 | 339 | 407 | 485 | 472 | 458 | 445 | 357 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 6 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 6 | N 11 | WNW 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 172 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 63 | 41 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 11 | N 18 | N 17 | WSW 12 | N 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | NE 4 | W 16 | WSW 10 | N 16 | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 80 | 37 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
— | 40 | 75 | 112 | 145 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 128 | 163 | 245 | 181 | 115 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 214 | 213 | 165 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 150 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 95 | 257 | 257 | 114 | 96 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
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