
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 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 46mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 422 | 732 | 836 | 737 | 250 | 401 | 354 | 382 | 1305 | 1604 | 1461 | 1178 | 1025 | 797 | 670 | 575 | 432 | 389 | 345 | 356 | 377 | 297 | 355 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 1:52AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 4 | -1 | -1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 14 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
192 | 101 | 732 | 836 | 737 | 250 | 401 | 354 | 258 | 1305 | 1604 | 1461 | 1178 | 1025 | 797 | 670 | 575 | 432 | 389 | 345 | 356 | 377 | 297 | 355 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
103 | 1 | 100 | 103 | 110 | 189 | 203 | 36 | 382 | 156 | 57 | 17 | 121 | 117 | 106 | 100 | 97 | 58 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | E 8 | NW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | NW 14 | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | 155 | 4 | 198 | 175 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NNE 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 2 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | — | — |
10 | 422 | 85 | 186 | 89 | 82 | 62 | — | 40 | 116 | 284 | 265 | 230 | 1 | — | 1 | 193 | 100 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 96 | 114 | 93 | 85 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 172 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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