Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 130 | 239 | 576 | 1569 | 2372 | 2770 | 3085 | 2633 | 2049 | 1456 | 1071 | 842 | 706 | 727 | 741 | 734 | 675 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55PM3.38m | 11:20AM3.43m | 11:38PM3.41m | 12:02PM3.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM-0.05m | 5:31PM0.02m | 5:51AM-0.05m | 6:15PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 189 | 130 | 87 | 85 | 31 | — | 382 | 266 | 133 | 11 | 1456 | 1071 | 58 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 54 | — | — | — | 66 | 90 | 199 | 164 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 5 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 87 | 120 | 239 | 576 | 1569 | 2372 | 2770 | 3085 | 2633 | 2049 | 64 | — | 842 | 706 | 727 | 741 | 734 | 675 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 214 | 217 | 219 | 327 | 233 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 166 | 95 | 166 |
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