Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 410 | 289 | 284 | 219 | 379 | 323 | 694 | 875 | 1087 | 203 | 160 | 170 | 157 | 598 | 581 | 469 | 436 | 499 | 782 | 782 | 569 | 125 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:26AM3.28m | 11:52PM3.46m | 12:18PM3.21m | 00:43AM3.38m | 1:10PM3.09m | 1:34AM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.04m | 6:10AM0.06m | 6:28PM0.11m | 7:02AM0.14m | 7:19PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 4 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | E 12 | W 24 | N 10 | W 21 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 72 | 289 | 284 | 219 | 379 | 323 | 6 | 98 | 96 | 203 | 160 | 135 | 90 | 598 | 581 | 469 | 436 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 125 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | E 5 | E 5 | W 18 | E 4 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 24 | N 12 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 44 | 10 | 89 | 47 | 25 | 99 | 1 | — | 199 | 146 | 104 | 104 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 21 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 20 | 21 | 67 | 144 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 134 | 127 | 170 | 157 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 469 | 410 | — | 3 | 25 | 62 | — | 694 | 875 | 1087 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 499 | 782 | 782 | 569 | 56 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 218 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 114 | 121 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 |
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