
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
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 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 5 | NNE 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
586 | 670 | 673 | 485 | 168 | 121 | 78 | 157 | 4 | 370 | 665 | 1280 | 1492 | 1258 | 943 | 778 | 665 | 563 | 539 | 516 | 380 | 289 | 206 | 169 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:34AM3.25m | 2:03PM2.96m | 2:27AM3.09m | 2:57PM2.82m | 3:20AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.23m | 7:54AM0.26m | 8:11PM0.38m | 8:47AM0.40m | 9:06PM0.55m | 9:42AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | W 24 | W 22 | W 21 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 168 | 121 | 78 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 152 | 150 | 943 | 778 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 126 | 380 | 289 | 206 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | N 12 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
11 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 35 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 93 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | — | SE 2 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
586 | 670 | 673 | 485 | 22 | 29 | 59 | 157 | 223 | 370 | 665 | 1280 | 1492 | 1258 | — | — | 665 | 563 | 539 | 516 | — | 1 | 28 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 95 | 95 | 189 | 219 | 193 | 166 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 24 |
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