
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 13 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
438 | 615 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | 476 | 816 | 592 | 592 | 577 | 520 | 464 | 398 | 335 | 627 | 724 | 673 | 670 | 284 | 277 | 928 | 473 | 1225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:56PM3.25m | 12:16PM3.25m | 00:31AM3.14m | 12:51PM3.14m | 1:07AM2.99m | 1:27PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.24m | 6:42AM0.26m | 7:03PM0.37m | 7:18AM0.42m | 7:41PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 15 |
438 | 615 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | 476 | 816 | 592 | 592 | 577 | 520 | 407 | 325 | 315 | 229 | 291 | 283 | 232 | 284 | 277 | 928 | 473 | 1225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 16 | — | W 18 | W 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 18 | W 16 | N 7 | W 16 | NNE 7 |
84 | 112 | 129 | 24 | — | 390 | 316 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 102 | 260 | 24 | 391 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | 129 | 145 | 153 | 167 | 107 | 86 | 94 | 106 | 275 | 464 | 398 | 335 | 627 | 724 | 673 | 670 | 276 | 244 | 223 | 176 | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 114 | 93 | 114 | 209 | 93 | 93 | 37 | 189 | 189 | 166 | 114 | 114 | 189 | 189 | 166 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 189 | 95 | 93 | 0 |
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