Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1451 | 1179 | 1179 | 1645 | 1928 | 1787 | 1443 | 280 | 295 | 383 | 322 | 267 | 235 | 234 | 316 | 712 | 1337 | 2380 | 3314 | 2080 | 1644 | 1203 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM2.73m | 9:09PM2.94m | 9:28AM2.90m | 9:45PM3.11m | 10:04AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.68m | 2:56PM0.57m | 3:22AM0.48m | 3:34PM0.40m | 3:58AM0.30m | 4:10PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | NE 8 | W 14 | NNW 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 280 | 219 | 383 | 322 | 267 | 235 | 234 | 316 | 72 | 69 | 97 | 144 | 129 | 89 | 1203 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 23 | NNE 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 163 | 156 | 110 | 75 | 49 | 122 | 13 | — | — | — | 140 | 11 | 74 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | W 13 | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 96 | 53 | 47 | 80 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 85 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | E 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | N 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1451 | 1179 | 1179 | 1645 | 1928 | 1787 | 1443 | 247 | 295 | — | 2 | 59 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 712 | 1337 | 2380 | 3314 | 2080 | 1644 | — | 627 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 14 | 114 | 114 | 14 | 24 | 114 | 150 | 184 | 189 | 233 | 299 | 214 | 189 | 85 |
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