Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 632 | 1141 | 1260 | 1232 | 1343 | 1704 | 2856 | 4793 | 4908 | 3584 | 2928 | 2340 | 1634 | 1070 | 771 | 547 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM3.14m | 11:05AM3.02m | 11:23PM3.20m | 11:41AM3.06m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.28m | 5:37AM0.25m | 5:48PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 14 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 121 | 99 | 86 | 73 | 44 | 55 | 29 | 17 | 422 | 392 | 2928 | 2340 | 1634 | 1070 | 771 | 547 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | NW 13 | N 7 | NW 13 | W 22 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 305 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 84 | 17 | 42 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 4 | W 22 | W 21 |
| kJ | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 632 | 1141 | 1260 | 1232 | 1343 | 1704 | 2856 | 4793 | 4908 | 3584 | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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