Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1045 | 1261 | 1280 | 1324 | 1269 | 813 | 747 | 555 | 377 | 287 | 229 | 225 | 139 | 175 | 175 | 139 | 106 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 106 | 73 | 47 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:44AM2.82m | 2:06PM2.82m | 2:26AM2.63m | 2:52PM2.64m | 3:16AM2.45m | 3:48PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.60m | 8:22PM0.73m | 8:39AM0.79m | 9:11PM0.91m | 9:31AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | E 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1045 | 1261 | 1280 | 1324 | 1269 | 813 | 747 | 555 | 377 | 94 | 229 | 225 | 139 | 175 | 175 | 139 | 106 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 106 | 73 | 47 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | ESE 6 | NNW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 12 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | N 16 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 75 | 67 | 34 | 73 | 20 | 22 | 97 | 11 | 6 | 287 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | E 4 | NNW 8 | ESE 6 | — | NNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 4 | — | W 12 | — | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | W 20 | N 16 | N 16 | W 18 |
| kJ | 23 | 11 | 71 | 33 | — | 39 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 91 | — | — | 72 | 247 | 250 | 255 | 107 | 30 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 172 | 114 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 179 | 195 | 149 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 150 | 0 |
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