
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (01 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | 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 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 39 | 58 | 80 | 188 | 123 | 151 | 319 | 737 | 1607 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10PM3.04m | 11:26AM2.90m | 11:47PM3.06m | 12:04PM2.90m | 00:23AM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.46m | 5:35PM0.41m | 6:01AM0.43m | 6:12PM0.41m | 6:39AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | 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 | NNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 18 | W 22 |
92 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 32 | 48 | 16 | 61 | 58 | 199 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 17 | W 16 | NNE 4 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 8 | W 23 | W 22 |
— | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 21 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 32 | 78 | 23 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 58 | 80 | 188 | 123 | 151 | 319 | 737 | 1607 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 93 | 37 | 27 | 93 | 95 | 184 | 189 | 251 |
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