Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | W 20 | W 19 |
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395 | 712 | 1337 | 1980 | 2595 | 2777 | 2548 | 1801 | 1462 | 747 | 433 | 640 | 646 | 144 | 135 | 2185 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM3.11m | 10:04AM3.05m | 10:20PM3.24m | 10:38AM3.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.30m | 4:10PM0.25m | 4:33AM0.16m | 4:45PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
395 | 72 | 67 | 100 | 142 | 140 | 91 | 1801 | 1169 | 747 | 433 | 268 | 181 | 125 | 89 | 66 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | NE 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 21 | W 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | W 19 |
122 | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 126 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 78 | 144 | 135 | 127 | 265 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | WNW 11 | W 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 19 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 13 | NNW 9 | W 4 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 20 | W 5 |
— | 712 | 1337 | 1980 | 2595 | 2777 | 2548 | 87 | 1462 | 22 | 219 | 640 | 646 | 129 | 178 | 2185 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 184 | 189 | 227 | 217 | 233 | 114 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 95 | 114 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 150 |
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