Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 19s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 15 | W 19 | W 6 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1928 | 2055 | 3195 | 0 | 1992 | 1759 | 1947 | 1903 | 1730 | 2511 | 2709 | 2642 | 1727 | 1344 | 1392 | 1059 | 944 | 264 | 187 | 130 | 195 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:19AM2.97m | 9:34PM3.13m | 9:59AM3.17m | 10:15PM3.28m | 10:39AM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.39m | 3:49AM0.18m | 4:08PM0.22m | 4:29AM0.03m | 4:49PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 16 | — | N 4 | — | N 4 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | 7 | 25 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 264 | 187 | 130 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 20 | — | — | — | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 14 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 16 | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 4 | 2 | — | 26 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 22 | — | — | 27 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | WNW 17 | NW 5 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 19 | W 6 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1928 | 2055 | 3195 | 248 | 1992 | 1759 | 1947 | 1903 | 1730 | 2511 | 2709 | 2642 | 1727 | 1344 | 1392 | 1059 | 944 | 50 | 62 | 94 | 195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 203 | 150 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 209 | 150 | 166 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 95 | 189 | 193 | 209 | 214 | 189 |
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