
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1014 | 1034 | 1085 | 1221 | 1397 | 3104 | 3924 | 1385 | 2379 | 3630 | 3587 | 2982 | 2764 | 2384 | 2001 | 1755 | 1451 | 1309 | 1048 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09AM3.23m | 1:34PM3.27m | 2:00AM3.05m | 2:28PM3.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM0.16m | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:14AM0.34m | 8:50PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
— | 69 | — | 43 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 193 | 2831 | 2982 | 2764 | 2384 | 2001 | 1755 | 1451 | 1309 | 1048 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
— | — | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
— | — | 10 | 11 | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — |
1014 | 1034 | 1085 | 1221 | 1397 | 3104 | 3924 | 1385 | 2379 | 3630 | 3587 | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 22 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 209 | 193 | 193 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 196 | 233 | 150 | 473 | 209 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 |
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