
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
610 | 730 | 858 | 881 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 746 | 746 | 736 | 621 | 2827 | 1357 | 2960 | 2968 | 1116 | 1508 | 848 | 1274 | 1106 | 916 | 846 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:01PM3.28m | 00:23AM3.46m | 12:47PM3.19m | 1:08AM3.33m | 1:33PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM-0.03m | 6:10PM0.03m | 6:40AM0.03m | 6:55PM0.14m | 7:25AM0.16m | 7:41PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
610 | 730 | 858 | 881 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 746 | 746 | 736 | 621 | 930 | 1357 | 30 | 30 | 1116 | 1508 | 848 | 1274 | 1106 | 916 | 846 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 5 | WNW 18 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 17 | W 6 | W 7 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
124 | 88 | 130 | 138 | 121 | 138 | 126 | 137 | 544 | 544 | 537 | 320 | 1 | 31 | — | 3 | 29 | 66 | 103 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 10 | N 11 | N 12 | NNW 11 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 257 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | W 6 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 117 | — | — | 212 | 218 | 171 | 225 | 254 | 254 | 191 | 161 | 2827 | 176 | 2960 | 2968 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 0 | 150 | 203 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 193 | 150 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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