
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NE 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 9 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
187 | 187 | 187 | 192 | 200 | 203 | 203 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 103 | 301 | 488 | 663 | 621 | 385 | 277 | 373 | 275 | 1044 | 1181 | 1163 | 846 | 649 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.76m | 4:53PM2.62m | 5:14AM2.65m | 5:52PM2.59m | 6:12AM2.59m | 6:48PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.65m | 11:02PM0.81m | 11:34AM0.73m | 00:02AM0.86m | 12:30PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 14 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
187 | 187 | 187 | 192 | 200 | 203 | 58 | 81 | 81 | 97 | 81 | 100 | 488 | 663 | 621 | 385 | 277 | 373 | 273 | 1044 | 1181 | 1163 | 846 | 649 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | W 14 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
61 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 203 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 103 | 1 | 98 | 103 | 110 | 168 | 120 | 200 | 275 | 160 | 61 | 18 | 64 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | W 14 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | E 5 | W 13 | — | — | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 155 | 203 | 25 | 229 | — | — | 20 | 10 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | E 2 | NNE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 301 | 94 | 125 | 74 | 64 | 33 | 3 | 22 | 27 | 517 | 198 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 114 | 14 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 93 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 93 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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