
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1143 | 2664 | 2948 | 2768 | 2789 | 2567 | 2175 | 2209 | 2982 | 1078 | 2098 | 1804 | 1746 | 1550 | 1410 | 513 | 610 | 730 | 997 | 1037 | 1024 | 1006 | 1024 | 876 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM3.27m | 10:49PM3.49m | 11:14AM3.30m | 11:37PM3.52m | 12:01PM3.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.07m | 4:35PM0.02m | 5:06AM-0.01m | 5:23PM-0.01m | 5:54AM-0.03m | 6:10PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | — | W 16 | NW 15 | NNW 6 | WNW 15 | NNW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
736 | 2664 | 2948 | 2768 | 2789 | 2567 | 2175 | 95 | — | 1078 | 59 | 29 | 44 | 13 | 447 | 513 | 610 | 730 | 997 | 1037 | 1024 | 1006 | 1024 | 876 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
1143 | 60 | 45 | 34 | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 22 | 22 | 21 | 147 | 124 | 103 | 2 | 104 | 113 | 103 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 36 | 29 | 24 | 2209 | 2982 | 338 | 2098 | 1804 | 1746 | 1550 | 1410 | 166 | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | — | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 0 | 152 | 189 | 193 | 93 | 171 | 171 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 197 | 150 | 166 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 114 |
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