
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
377 | 387 | 387 | 301 | 242 | 194 | 194 | 188 | 129 | 157 | 285 | 218 | 117 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 83 | 127 | 443 | 587 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM2.56m | 7:49AM2.54m | 8:08PM2.74m | 8:37AM2.75m | 8:53PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.96m | 1:37AM0.81m | 1:56PM0.79m | 2:26AM0.60m | 2:43PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 |
94 | 77 | 70 | 53 | 242 | 194 | 194 | 56 | 84 | 128 | 126 | 218 | 117 | 60 | 51 | 36 | 24 | 76 | 127 | 443 | 587 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 22 | W 21 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 20 | W 6 |
377 | 387 | 387 | 301 | 51 | 36 | 40 | 188 | 129 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 17 | 17 | 127 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 22 | W 22 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 12 | NE 11 | N 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 83 | 46 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 193 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 152 | 166 | 3 |
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