
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
636 | 620 | 737 | 615 | 607 | 600 | 489 | 465 | 441 | 348 | 343 | 271 | 267 | 202 | 200 | 144 | 96 | 275 | 666 | 666 | 548 | 401 | 281 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:04PM2.90m | 7:32AM2.92m | 8:08PM3.06m | 8:35AM3.05m | 9:06PM3.24m | 9:32AM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.55m | 1:50PM0.40m | 2:25AM0.38m | 2:49PM0.26m | 3:23AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 7 |
636 | 620 | 737 | 615 | 607 | 600 | 489 | 465 | 441 | 348 | 343 | 271 | 267 | 202 | 200 | 144 | 96 | 61 | 61 | 329 | 548 | 401 | 281 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | W 23 | W 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 8 |
3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 61 | 234 | 199 | 91 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | W 23 | W 14 | W 13 | N 7 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 58 | 55 | 38 | 78 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
— | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 27 | 72 | 275 | 666 | 666 | — | — | — | 224 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 |
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