
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1663 | 6192 | 6542 | 5918 | 4588 | 3577 | 2760 | 2061 | 1663 | 1334 | 1042 | 905 | 758 | 824 | 892 | 752 | 717 | 593 | 497 | 480 | 396 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:32AM2.42m | 7:10PM2.52m | 7:34AM2.48m | 8:05PM2.63m | 8:26AM2.59m | 8:53PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.93m | 1:25AM0.96m | 1:47PM0.85m | 2:19AM0.85m | 2:37PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | NNW 8 | N 9 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
1663 | 90 | 39 | 4610 | 4588 | 3577 | 2760 | 2061 | 1663 | 1334 | 1042 | 905 | 758 | 824 | 892 | 752 | 717 | 593 | 497 | 480 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NW 8 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
178 | 112 | 49 | — | 14 | 15 | 24 | — | 18 | 52 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — |
212 | 6192 | 6542 | 5918 | — | 37 | 47 | 40 | 54 | 42 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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