
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
287 | 225 | 180 | 178 | 221 | 101 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 113 | 106 | 73 | 47 | 79 | 98 | 133 | 200 | 267 | 229 | 236 | 155 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26AM2.63m | 2:52PM2.64m | 3:16AM2.45m | 3:48PM2.49m | 4:20AM2.32m | 4:58PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.79m | 9:11PM0.91m | 9:31AM0.95m | 10:12PM1.03m | 10:37AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
94 | 225 | 180 | 178 | 221 | 101 | 40 | 24 | 78 | 82 | 113 | 106 | 73 | 47 | 79 | 18 | 22 | 56 | 75 | 94 | 138 | 147 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 12 | W 12 | E 4 | W 5 | ENE 3 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
287 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 75 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 27 | 56 | 47 | 133 | 200 | 267 | 229 | 236 | 155 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | WNW 7 | E 4 | W 12 | NW 6 | — | — | W 6 | E 3 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | W 18 | WSW 12 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 |
2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 197 | 149 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 166 | 166 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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