Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 77 | 78 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 104 | 144 | 329 | 405 | 366 | 436 | 361 | 590 | 219 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:27AM2.72m | 4:01PM2.60m | 4:22AM2.55m | 5:00PM2.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.70m | 9:46AM0.70m | 10:13PM0.87m | 10:42AM0.85m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 9 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 77 | 78 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 144 | 329 | 405 | 366 | 436 | 361 | 2 | 219 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 104 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | W 16 | N 10 | N 10 | W 15 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 4 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 4 | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 66 | — | 60 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 366 | 13 | 590 | 45 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 290 | 189 | 114 |
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