
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 200 | 267 | 170 | 236 | 197 | 146 | 138 | 176 | 171 | 290 | 286 | 222 | 324 | 158 | 148 | 470 | 417 | 377 | 387 | 387 | 305 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM2.32m | 4:58PM2.41m | 5:37AM2.29m | 6:13PM2.43m | 6:50AM2.37m | 7:17PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM1.06m | 11:25PM1.07m | 11:51AM1.06m | 00:37AM0.99m | 1:00PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
45 | 45 | 61 | 97 | 146 | 197 | 132 | 63 | 51 | 171 | 290 | 286 | 222 | 30 | 158 | 119 | 470 | 127 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 73 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | N 13 | W 18 | W 17 | N 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 |
133 | 200 | 267 | 170 | 236 | 155 | 146 | 138 | 176 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 148 | 3 | 417 | 377 | 387 | 387 | 305 | 242 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | N 14 | N 14 | W 20 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 30 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | 60 | 72 | 98 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 172 | 166 | 150 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 3 | 0 |
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