
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
322 | 470 | 476 | 465 | 924 | 417 | 412 | 407 | 412 | 459 | 475 | 470 | 432 | 325 | 321 | 402 | 317 | 402 | 396 | 447 | 520 | 424 | 424 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:00AM2.59m | 7:32PM2.81m | 8:08AM2.75m | 8:33PM2.98m | 9:03AM2.94m | 9:22PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.73m | 1:54AM0.58m | 2:16PM0.56m | 2:50AM0.39m | 3:09PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | N 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
322 | 470 | 476 | 465 | 3 | 417 | 412 | 407 | 412 | 459 | 475 | 470 | 432 | 325 | 321 | 402 | 317 | 402 | 396 | 447 | 520 | 424 | 424 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 |
5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 76 | 106 | 98 | 84 | 61 | 40 | 38 | 235 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | WNW 19 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 119 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 16 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 924 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | — | 2 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 488 | 532 | 397 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 189 | 209 | 114 | 93 | 93 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 189 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 14 | 14 |
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