Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
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 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | N 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 28 | 25 | 38 | 32 | 48 | 93 | 151 | 233 | 323 | 662 | 685 | 1108 | 1985 | 1274 | 2895 | 980 | 875 | 688 | 660 | 651 | 599 | 763 | 1145 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:04PM2.90m | 00:23AM3.06m | 12:42PM2.87m | 1:01AM3.03m | 1:22PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM0.43m | 6:12PM0.41m | 6:39AM0.43m | 6:50PM0.44m | 7:18AM0.44m | 7:30PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 17 | WNW 20 | NW 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 25 | 38 | 32 | 48 | 37 | 32 | 81 | 203 | 662 | 685 | 22 | 76 | 1274 | 1393 | 390 | 211 | 136 | 660 | 651 | 599 | 763 | 1145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 22 | W 21 | W 16 | W 19 | NW 10 | N 9 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 22 |
| kJ | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 117 | 990 | 240 | 304 | 287 | 339 | 251 | 233 | 343 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | — | W 21 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | N 7 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | — | — | 235 | — | — | — | 12 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 93 | 151 | 233 | 323 | 245 | 401 | 1108 | 1985 | 1170 | 2895 | 980 | 875 | 688 | — | — | — | 6 | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 114 | 165 | 114 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 114 | 184 | 189 | 189 | 199 | 199 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 93 |
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