
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 15 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
412 | 459 | 475 | 470 | 432 | 325 | 321 | 317 | 317 | 402 | 396 | 447 | 520 | 418 | 395 | 541 | 1137 | 1245 | 1034 | 984 | 817 | 678 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM2.75m | 8:33PM2.98m | 9:03AM2.94m | 9:22PM3.14m | 9:48AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.58m | 2:16PM0.56m | 2:50AM0.39m | 3:09PM0.39m | 3:37AM0.22m | 3:55PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
412 | 459 | 475 | 470 | 432 | 325 | 321 | 317 | 317 | 402 | 396 | 447 | 520 | 418 | 329 | 541 | 1137 | 1245 | 1034 | 984 | 817 | 678 | 563 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | N 4 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | E 6 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 92 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 61 | 68 | 395 | 318 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | WNW 8 | N 12 | NW 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 43 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 160 | 175 | 161 | 100 | 73 | 78 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 114 | 114 | 121 | 189 | 93 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 179 | 179 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 95 | 152 | 153 | 3 | 14 |
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