
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
268 | 212 | 168 | 161 | 470 | 422 | 377 | 387 | 387 | 301 | 242 | 194 | 194 | 188 | 129 | 233 | 342 | 218 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.43m | 6:50AM2.37m | 7:17PM2.56m | 7:49AM2.54m | 8:08PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.99m | 1:00PM0.96m | 1:37AM0.81m | 1:56PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 14 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 14 | W 22 | W 21 | W 7 | W 7 |
268 | 212 | 168 | 161 | 81 | 110 | 75 | 387 | 70 | 66 | 51 | 194 | 40 | 58 | 129 | 9 | 9 | 218 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | WSW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 22 | N 12 | N 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
2 | 1 | 59 | 148 | 470 | 422 | 377 | 62 | 387 | 301 | 242 | 40 | 194 | 188 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 22 | N 12 | N 12 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 |
30 | 30 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | ENE 2 | — |
1 | 8 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 233 | 342 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 209 | 193 | 0 | 0 |
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