
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, gales from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 18 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 49 | 107 | 141 | 240 | 323 | 1346 | 685 | 1137 | 1966 | 2883 | 1835 | 1147 | 891 | 664 | 651 | 451 | 618 | 894 | 1396 | 1844 | 1808 | 3637 | 3473 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:23AM3.06m | 12:42PM2.87m | 1:01AM3.03m | 1:22PM2.84m | 1:40AM2.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.41m | 6:39AM0.43m | 6:50PM0.44m | 7:18AM0.44m | 7:30PM0.50m | 7:59AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 18 | WNW 11 | W 16 | WNW 20 | W 19 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 18 | W 17 |
32 | 48 | 37 | 32 | 81 | 203 | 6 | 685 | 21 | 76 | 117 | 601 | 313 | 891 | 664 | 333 | 451 | 618 | 894 | 1396 | 1844 | 1808 | 3637 | 3473 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 23 | W 22 | W 21 | W 16 | W 16 | NE 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 22 | N 7 | W 19 | WNW 18 | NNW 7 |
16 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 428 | 203 | 217 | 163 | 64 | 119 | 92 | 99 | 9 | 26 | 365 | 546 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | SE 4 | WNW 19 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 304 | 287 | 26 | 246 | 229 | 218 | — | — | 14 | 37 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 |
16 | 49 | 107 | 141 | 240 | 323 | 1346 | 378 | 1137 | 1966 | 2883 | 1835 | 1147 | — | — | 651 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 6 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 184 | 189 | 189 | 184 | 213 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 182 |
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