
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
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 39mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
148 | 130 | 166 | 549 | 809 | 749 | 645 | 243 | 421 | 364 | 305 | 1178 | 1439 | 1285 | 1142 | 1009 | 775 | 660 | 488 | 432 | 389 | 355 | 372 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:14AM2.65m | 5:52PM2.59m | 6:12AM2.59m | 6:48PM2.61m | 7:08AM2.59m | 7:40PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.73m | 00:02AM0.86m | 12:30PM0.76m | 1:00AM0.86m | 1:23PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 |
100 | 130 | 166 | 101 | 809 | 749 | 645 | 217 | 421 | 364 | 305 | 1178 | 1439 | 1285 | 1142 | 1009 | 775 | 660 | 488 | 432 | 389 | 355 | 372 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | NNW 9 | W 14 | E 5 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 12 | ESE 7 |
148 | 104 | 103 | 1 | 100 | 103 | 110 | 243 | 203 | 36 | 269 | 160 | 58 | 17 | 158 | 131 | 131 | 100 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | W 14 | E 5 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | W 7 |
5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 198 | 35 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | NNE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | S 2 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
6 | 3 | 16 | 549 | 65 | 187 | 134 | 75 | 59 | 44 | 62 | 198 | 592 | 334 | 310 | — | — | 1 | 91 | 42 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 93 | 114 | 114 | 93 | 85 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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