
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | NW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
304 | 314 | 371 | 363 | 280 | 184 | 151 | 106 | 92 | 64 | 99 | 99 | 150 | 438 | 615 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | 586 | 816 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:06AM3.30m | 11:21PM3.31m | 11:41AM3.30m | 11:56PM3.25m | 12:16PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.12m | 5:32AM0.06m | 5:51PM0.15m | 6:07AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | N 8 | N 7 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | NW 7 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 |
304 | 113 | 67 | 210 | 148 | 184 | 151 | 106 | 91 | 64 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 438 | 615 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | 586 | 816 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 15 | W 15 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 18 | W 14 | WNW 16 |
129 | 228 | 225 | 37 | 33 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 99 | 150 | 73 | 115 | 129 | 109 | — | 390 | 316 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | NW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 19 | N 6 | W 18 | — | W 13 | NNW 6 | WNW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
219 | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 65 | 7 | 99 | — | 29 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | 314 | 371 | 363 | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 65 | 12 | — | 7 | — | — | 126 | 153 | 165 | 138 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 189 | 209 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 37 | 176 | 114 | 96 | 93 |
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