Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1179 | 1041 | 984 | 840 | 670 | 757 | 1191 | 1062 | 297 | 246 | 216 | 217 | 209 | 323 | 317 | 326 | 771 | 1087 | 199 | 190 | 170 | 157 | 334 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:34AM3.30m | 11:01PM3.47m | 11:26AM3.28m | 11:52PM3.46m | 12:18PM3.21m | 00:43AM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.02m | 5:18AM0.03m | 5:37PM0.04m | 6:10AM0.06m | 6:28PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | E 4 | NW 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
1179 | 1041 | 984 | 840 | 670 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 103 | 216 | 217 | 209 | 323 | 317 | 132 | 98 | 96 | 192 | 156 | 108 | 88 | 90 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | NW 12 | W 22 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | N 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 |
6 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 44 | 41 | 64 | 67 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 199 | 190 | 141 | 103 | 334 | 257 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 14 | W 18 | N 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | E 4 | E 12 |
21 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 144 | 99 | 3 | — | 134 | 127 | 170 | 157 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | W 3 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | — | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
39 | 35 | 16 | — | 8 | 757 | 1191 | 1062 | 297 | 246 | — | 4 | 31 | 58 | — | 326 | 771 | 1087 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 166 | 150 | 150 | 166 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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