Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 124 | 138 | 204 | 316 | 457 | 623 | 454 | 433 | 418 | 356 | 356 | 390 | 471 | 548 | 366 | 1555 | 1358 | 1208 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55PM3.10m | 11:16AM3.18m | 11:31PM3.08m | 11:52AM3.16m | 00:07AM3.02m | 12:28PM3.09m | 00:44AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.24m | 5:27PM0.31m | 5:41AM0.28m | 6:04PM0.36m | 6:17AM0.36m | 6:41PM0.44m | 6:54AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | NNE 6 | W 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 16 | N 7 | W 15 | W 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 15 | N 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 225 | 171 | 171 | 125 | 34 | 53 | 63 | 78 | 124 | 130 | 204 | 28 | 96 | 25 | 62 | 57 | 186 | 24 | 218 | 236 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | N 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 12 | W 16 | N 7 | W 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 123 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 55 | 138 | 49 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 81 | 28 | 109 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NW 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 4 | W 19 | W 18 | N 12 | W 16 | WSW 12 | N 16 | W 18 | N 16 | N 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 5 | 55 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 571 | 253 | 136 | 98 | 75 | 49 | 21 | 10 | — | — | 130 | 316 | 457 | 623 | 454 | 433 | 418 | 356 | 356 | 390 | 471 | 548 | 366 | 1555 | 1358 | 1208 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 24 | 14 | 37 | 114 | 37 | 114 | 114 | 189 | 189 | 214 | 189 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 166 | 203 | 209 | 193 | 189 | 165 | 114 | 114 |
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