Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 16 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2274 | 194 | 265 | 2211 | 2584 | 2217 | 2897 | 3344 | 3931 | 1405 | 4963 | 3718 | 4541 | 4527 | 5433 | 5660 | 5286 | 4737 | 4370 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM3.33m | 11:13AM3.23m | 11:28PM3.36m | 11:49AM3.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.07m | 5:20PM0.12m | 5:42AM0.05m | 5:57PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NW 15 | — | — | — | NW 11 | — |
73 | 52 | 44 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 217 | — | — | — | 121 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 18 | N 8 | WNW 8 | — | N 9 | NW 16 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — |
16 | 194 | 265 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 63 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 7 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 5 | W 6 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 16 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
2274 | 131 | 123 | 2211 | 2584 | 2217 | 2897 | 3344 | 3931 | 1405 | 4963 | 3718 | 4541 | 4527 | 5433 | 5660 | 5286 | 4737 | 4370 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 93 | 150 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 196 | 193 | 196 | 150 | 196 | 150 | 193 | 214 | 197 | 150 |
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