Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1529 | 1469 | 1433 | 1433 | 1487 | 1487 | 1301 | 1789 | 1745 | 1635 | 1571 | 1429 | 1487 | 1344 | 1164 | 1010 | 858 | 730 | 606 | 598 | 590 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38AM3.34m | 11:56PM3.47m | 12:18PM3.27m | 00:35AM3.33m | 12:58PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM-0.01m | 6:11AM-0.01m | 6:26PM0.10m | 6:50AM0.13m | 7:07PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
1529 | 1469 | 1433 | 1433 | 1487 | 1487 | 1301 | 1789 | 1745 | 1635 | 1571 | 1429 | 1487 | 1344 | 1164 | 1010 | 858 | 730 | 606 | 598 | 590 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 |
46 | 61 | 83 | 103 | 106 | 98 | 136 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 57 | — | — | 59 | 45 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NW 11 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | E 4 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 150 | 198 | 166 | 97 | 110 | 104 | 284 | 232 | 131 | 66 | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 114 | 114 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 114 | 0 |
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