
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (01 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
660 | 142 | 192 | 132 | 59 | 67 | 83 | 129 | 178 | 230 | 569 | 494 | 415 | 314 | 258 | 201 | 188 | 154 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:07AM2.68m | 4:42PM2.81m | 5:24AM2.60m | 5:57PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.59m | 10:21AM0.68m | 11:09PM0.67m | 11:36AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 5 | W 13 | NNE 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 6 |
5 | 142 | 192 | 132 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 31 | 32 | 151 | 569 | 494 | 415 | 314 | 258 | 201 | 188 | 76 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 4 | WSW 13 | NNE 5 | W 13 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | 5 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 109 | 91 | 75 | 59 | 48 | 154 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | — | N 15 | — | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 47 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNW 7 | — |
660 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 67 | 83 | 129 | 178 | 230 | 126 | 126 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 54 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 96 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 92 | 218 | 219 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 93 | 165 | 114 | 151 | 24 |
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