Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
235 | 239 | 395 | 578 | 1310 | 1980 | 2574 | 2654 | 2975 | 1782 | 1105 | 599 | 396 | 275 | 604 | 443 | 2274 | 2185 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM3.11m | 10:04AM3.05m | 10:20PM3.24m | 10:38AM3.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.30m | 4:10PM0.25m | 4:33AM0.16m | 4:45PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
235 | 239 | 395 | 578 | 67 | 100 | 142 | 140 | 89 | 198 | 1105 | 599 | 396 | 275 | 181 | 125 | 89 | 67 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | E 4 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | W 19 |
75 | 15 | 122 | 72 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 107 | 104 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 144 | 135 | 127 | 265 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 12 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 22 | NNE 7 | W 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | W 12 | NW 20 | W 12 |
47 | 49 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 38 | 19 | 79 | 44 | 86 | 45 | 15 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | N 5 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 12 | W 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 8 |
51 | — | — | 70 | 1310 | 1980 | 2574 | 2654 | 2975 | 1782 | 85 | 348 | 257 | 241 | 604 | 443 | 2274 | 2185 | 195 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 184 | 189 | 233 | 261 | 217 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 150 | 95 | 96 | 150 |
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