Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 490 | 453 | 441 | 422 | 411 | 324 | 311 | 293 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 176 | 166 | 261 | 264 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 146 | 142 | 134 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:46AM2.70m | 9:11PM2.84m | 9:29AM2.78m | 9:52PM2.93m | 10:09AM2.84m | 10:32PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.63m | 3:24AM0.65m | 3:39PM0.55m | 4:05AM0.57m | 4:19PM0.49m | 4:45AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 496 | 490 | 453 | 441 | 422 | 411 | 324 | 311 | 293 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 176 | 166 | 261 | 264 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 146 | 142 | 134 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NW 16 | NW 15 | E 8 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 14 | E 6 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | E 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 25 | — | 81 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 6 | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 94 | 155 | 139 | 170 | 165 | 94 | 47 | 61 | 176 | 118 | 74 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
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