Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 323 | 694 | 875 | 299 | 238 | 191 | 170 | 157 | 334 | 581 | 469 | 436 | 499 | 772 | 581 | 168 | 125 | 85 | 78 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 320 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:18PM3.21m | 00:43AM3.38m | 1:10PM3.09m | 1:34AM3.25m | 2:03PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.06m | 6:28PM0.11m | 7:02AM0.14m | 7:19PM0.23m | 7:54AM0.26m | 8:11PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | ESE 4 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 12 | N 12 | W 22 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 323 | 7 | 98 | 96 | 238 | 191 | 135 | 90 | 93 | 581 | 469 | 436 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 168 | 125 | 85 | 78 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | W 18 | ESE 4 | N 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 12 | W 24 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 99 | 2 | 3 | 199 | 146 | 141 | 104 | 334 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 36 | 35 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | E 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 144 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 134 | 127 | 170 | 157 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 694 | 875 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 499 | 772 | 581 | 30 | 45 | 51 | 66 | 123 | 200 | 255 | 320 | 628 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 150 | 197 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 189 | 189 |
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