Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 747 | 722 | 787 | 752 | 702 | 593 | 574 | 472 | 396 | 322 | 257 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:05PM2.63m | 8:26AM2.59m | 8:53PM2.77m | 9:12AM2.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.85m | 2:37PM0.73m | 3:06AM0.70m | 3:20PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 747 | 722 | 787 | 752 | 702 | 593 | 574 | 472 | 396 | 322 | 257 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
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