Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2569 | 1948 | 1456 | 1071 | 496 | 680 | 678 | 701 | 719 | 454 | 509 | 439 | 385 | 361 | 569 | 768 | 1087 | 1109 | 1085 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38PM3.41m | 12:02PM3.45m | 00:22AM3.36m | 12:46PM3.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM-0.05m | 6:15PM0.03m | 6:35AM0.02m | 7:02PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | ESE 5 | WNW 11 | W 13 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 124 | 4 | 970 | 14 | 496 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 73 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | N 8 | ESE 5 | N 7 | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 167 | 61 | 2 | 27 | 88 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2569 | 1948 | 1456 | 1071 | 335 | 680 | 678 | 701 | 719 | 454 | 509 | 439 | 385 | 361 | 569 | 768 | 1087 | 1109 | 1085 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 184 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 166 | 203 | 166 | 193 | 196 | 150 | 95 | 352 | 285 | 209 | 150 |
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