
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
411 | 476 | 456 | 462 | 383 | 306 | 239 | 204 | 178 | 412 | 1332 | 1387 | 1209 | 1217 | 1587 | 2234 | 3720 | 8363 | 8103 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM3.04m | 10:29AM2.95m | 10:48PM3.14m | 11:05AM3.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.43m | 4:37PM0.35m | 5:01AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — |
411 | 476 | 456 | 462 | 383 | 306 | 239 | 173 | 178 | 313 | — | 51 | 53 | 37 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 28 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 14 | NNE 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 13 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 150 | 204 | 83 | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
2 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 50 | 32 | 49 | 75 | 116 | 412 | 1332 | 1387 | 1209 | 1217 | 1587 | 2234 | 3720 | 8363 | 8103 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 93 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 37 | 114 | 93 | 189 | 189 | 95 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 214 | 214 | 209 | 209 | 95 |
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