Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 15 | W 5 | NW 15 | NW 4 | W 14 | N 4 | W 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 78 | 124 | 136 | 372 | 786 | 1522 | 2644 | 2463 | 2836 | 3233 | 4251 | 4868 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39AM2.33m | 5:24PM2.37m | 5:58AM2.31m | 6:40PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM1.08m | 11:00AM1.06m | 11:45PM1.12m | 12:16PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | — | N 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 14 | — | W 20 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 9 |
9 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 93 | — | 31 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 302 | 245 | 266 | 89 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 13 |
— | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 111 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 |
131 | 138 | 117 | 117 | 89 | 60 | 22 | 78 | 124 | 136 | 372 | 786 | 1522 | 2644 | 2463 | 2836 | 3233 | 4251 | 4868 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 217 | 85 | 209 | 374 | 95 | 193 |
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