Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
546 | 538 | 466 | 451 | 466 | 475 | 1014 | 843 | 822 | 801 | 750 | 623 | 606 | 416 | 496 | 405 | 395 | 253 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55AM2.90m | 2:20PM2.78m | 2:39AM2.67m | 3:09PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.49m | 8:10AM0.54m | 8:32PM0.72m | 8:56AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
546 | 538 | 466 | 451 | 466 | 475 | 1014 | 843 | 822 | 801 | 750 | 623 | 606 | 416 | 496 | 405 | 395 | 253 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
— | 1 | 62 | 99 | 216 | 278 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 19 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 36 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 165 | 150 | 114 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 |
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