
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
214 | 204 | 129 | 124 | 161 | 246 | 294 | 346 | 431 | 389 | 333 | 536 | 509 | 376 | 376 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 232 | 298 | 309 | 830 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM3.14m | 9:47PM3.40m | 10:11AM3.27m | 10:32PM3.51m | 10:56AM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.21m | 3:32PM0.14m | 4:03AM0.04m | 4:19PM0.01m | 4:48AM-0.06m | 5:03PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 19 |
214 | 204 | 129 | 52 | 161 | 246 | 294 | 346 | 196 | 250 | 286 | 536 | 509 | 366 | 352 | 265 | 227 | 214 | 146 | 108 | 96 | 309 | 830 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | W 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 15 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
4 | 5 | 1 | 124 | 73 | 140 | 194 | 212 | 101 | 219 | 206 | 265 | 178 | 98 | 60 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 155 | 298 | 96 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 19 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 17 | W 19 | W 17 | W 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 18 | W 14 | W 19 | N 12 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 122 | 76 | 70 | 111 | 66 | 41 | 69 | 140 | 117 | 376 | 376 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 232 | 96 | 190 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — |
75 | 52 | 28 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 431 | 389 | 333 | 236 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 3 | 149 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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