Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1608 | 1431 | 1451 | 1179 | 1045 | 1491 | 1731 | 1787 | 1419 | 280 | 295 | 300 | 276 | 235 | 235 | 194 | 293 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 8:29PM2.75m | 8:49AM2.73m | 9:09PM2.94m | 9:28AM2.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.68m | 2:56PM0.57m | 3:22AM0.48m | 3:34PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 14 | — | WNW 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
13 | 20 | — | 21 | 590 | — | — | — | — | 280 | 295 | 300 | 276 | 235 | 235 | 194 | 293 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 |
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 219 | 163 | 158 | 109 | 75 | 49 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | ESE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 54 | 53 | 47 | 80 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NNW 5 |
1608 | 1431 | 1451 | 1179 | 1045 | 1491 | 1731 | 1787 | 1419 | 245 | — | 1 | 45 | 66 | 33 | 11 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 95 | 93 | 150 | 93 | 114 | 14 | 114 | 114 | 14 | 14 | 24 |
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