
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1046 | 1350 | 229 | 298 | 339 | 419 | 344 | 223 | 254 | 181 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1070 | 1059 | 333 | 146 | 277 | 219 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:22AM3.25m | 1:47PM3.20m | 2:09AM3.06m | 2:37PM3.02m | 3:04AM2.84m | 3:37PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.17m | 8:02PM0.31m | 8:25AM0.37m | 8:56PM0.50m | 9:22AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 15 | W 14 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
302 | 233 | 229 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 172 | 254 | 181 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 333 | 124 | 277 | 219 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 6 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | NW 16 | W 15 | NW 15 | — | W 14 | W 10 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 9 | — | 4 | 141 | 103 | 104 | 148 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | NW 16 | — | — | W 15 | NW 7 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 14 | W 15 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 146 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 15 | W 14 | W 6 | E 3 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
1046 | 1350 | 235 | 298 | 339 | 419 | 344 | 223 | 112 | 208 | 227 | 289 | 314 | 314 | 209 | 195 | 174 | 1070 | 1059 | 163 | 4 | 175 | 457 | 434 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 121 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 204 | 166 | 24 | 24 |
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