Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 334 | 319 | 225 | 255 | 342 | 338 | 247 | 184 | 151 | 109 | 92 | 57 | 99 | 98 | 150 | 268 | 623 | 723 | 911 | 853 | 746 | 476 | 816 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:44PM3.31m | 11:06AM3.30m | 11:21PM3.31m | 11:41AM3.30m | 11:56PM3.25m | 12:16PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.04m | 5:14PM0.12m | 5:32AM0.06m | 5:51PM0.15m | 6:07AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 7 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 186 | 307 | 319 | 225 | 113 | 67 | 210 | 148 | 184 | 151 | 109 | 91 | 54 | 53 | 69 | 64 | 86 | 623 | 723 | 911 | 853 | 746 | 476 | 816 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | N 8 | W 15 | W 15 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 17 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 16 | — | W 18 | W 14 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 318 | 334 | 290 | 144 | 228 | 225 | 37 | 31 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 150 | 268 | 109 | 129 | 24 | — | 169 | 316 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | NW 9 | W 15 | — | — | — | NW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 19 | N 6 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 16 | N 5 | NW 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 70 | 219 | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 7 | 99 | 98 | 29 | 57 | 26 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 255 | 342 | 338 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 152 | 145 | 153 | 171 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 37 | 189 | 209 | 209 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 165 | 96 | 37 |
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