
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 11 | E 6 | W 10 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
380 | 272 | 210 | 188 | 215 | 306 | 352 | 422 | 416 | 399 | 377 | 372 | 377 | 306 | 297 | 293 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 171 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37PM2.84m | 4:12AM2.64m | 4:53PM2.70m | 5:36AM2.54m | 6:17PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.58m | 10:01PM0.69m | 10:32AM0.75m | 11:21PM0.79m | 11:53AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
380 | 272 | 208 | 188 | 109 | 306 | 352 | 422 | 416 | 399 | 377 | 372 | 377 | 306 | 297 | 293 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 171 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 |
104 | 146 | 103 | 103 | 215 | 76 | 73 | 46 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 11 | W 15 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 4 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — |
72 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | 22 | 210 | 388 | 427 | 371 | 243 | 167 | 110 | 83 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 24 | 179 | 37 | 27 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 197 | 166 | 114 | 114 |
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