
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | NW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2760 | 2380 | 2062 | 1730 | 1599 | 1309 | 1048 | 804 | 700 | 595 | 499 | 673 | 638 | 588 | 192 | 132 | 59 | 58 | 83 | 81 | 203 | 297 | 505 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:00AM3.05m | 2:28PM3.10m | 2:58AM2.85m | 3:30PM2.93m | 4:07AM2.68m | 4:42PM2.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.34m | 8:50PM0.43m | 9:13AM0.53m | 9:56PM0.59m | 10:21AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
2760 | 2380 | 2062 | 1730 | 1599 | 1309 | 1048 | 804 | 700 | 595 | 499 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 192 | 132 | 30 | 31 | 83 | 81 | 32 | 196 | 505 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | WSW 13 | N 16 | W 13 | W 13 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
— | — | 11 | 13 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 447 | 673 | 638 | 588 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 65 | 203 | 297 | 232 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 0 | 153 | 209 | 150 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 213 | 209 | 96 | 95 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 95 | 214 | 189 | 151 | 114 |
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