
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
691 | 598 | 446 | 1046 | 1350 | 229 | 275 | 372 | 419 | 356 | 223 | 257 | 181 | 178 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22AM3.25m | 1:47PM3.20m | 2:09AM3.06m | 2:37PM3.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.17m | 8:02PM0.31m | 8:25AM0.37m | 8:56PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 5 | — | — | — | N 5 |
691 | 598 | 446 | 302 | 233 | 229 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 172 | 257 | 181 | 178 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 6 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 16 |
97 | 95 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | W 15 | NW 7 | — | — | W 5 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | 49 | 66 | 1046 | 1350 | 232 | 275 | 372 | 419 | 356 | 223 | 126 | 181 | 227 | 289 | 314 | 314 | 285 | 205 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 121 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 209 | 150 | 166 | 114 |
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