Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | ESE 6 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 169 | 126 | 123 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 108 | 104 | 107 | 172 | 282 | 339 | 407 | 485 | 472 | 458 | 445 | 432 | 356 | 285 | 281 | 225 | 225 | 173 | 171 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:23AM3.00m | 9:38PM3.05m | 10:03AM3.10m | 10:18PM3.09m | 10:40AM3.16m | 10:55PM3.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.34m | 3:30PM0.41m | 3:51AM0.26m | 4:12PM0.34m | 4:29AM0.23m | 4:50PM0.30m | 5:05AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 177 | 169 | 126 | 123 | 138 | 134 | 131 | 108 | 104 | 107 | 145 | 175 | 339 | 407 | 485 | 472 | 458 | 445 | 432 | 356 | 285 | 281 | 225 | 225 | 173 | 171 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 40 | 80 | 172 | 282 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 46 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 203 | 153 | 102 | 82 | — | — | — | 11 | 29 | 42 | 203 | 265 | 154 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 189 | 257 | 172 | 114 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 95 | 169 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 |
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