
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1106 | 791 | 730 | 606 | 503 | 496 | 405 | 399 | 394 | 394 | 306 | 293 | 284 | 222 | 219 | 335 | 490 | 564 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53AM3.14m | 2:19PM2.91m | 2:38AM2.93m | 3:08PM2.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.30m | 8:10AM0.33m | 8:28PM0.50m | 8:57AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 17 | W 13 |
1106 | 791 | 730 | 606 | 503 | 496 | 405 | 399 | 394 | 394 | 306 | 293 | 284 | 222 | 219 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 4 | E 4 | NNW 10 | E 4 | W 18 | NNW 10 | W 17 |
9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | NW 5 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | W 20 | W 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 4 | NNE 5 | — | NE 4 | NNW 10 |
2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 5 |
2 | 16 | 78 | 187 | 256 | 193 | 160 | 144 | 103 | 62 | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | 335 | 490 | 564 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
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