Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 307 | 345 | 358 | 333 | 536 | 509 | 376 | 376 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 232 | 298 | 313 | 830 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47PM3.40m | 10:11AM3.27m | 10:32PM3.51m | 10:56AM3.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.04m | 4:19PM0.01m | 4:48AM-0.06m | 5:03PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 18 | W 16 | W 19 |
| kJ | 259 | 307 | 345 | 225 | 286 | 536 | 509 | 366 | 352 | 260 | 227 | 214 | 146 | 108 | 298 | 313 | 830 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 169 | 212 | 200 | 219 | 206 | 265 | 131 | 68 | 376 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 155 | 78 | 53 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | W 18 | W 14 | W 19 | N 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 111 | 101 | 41 | 69 | 140 | 178 | 376 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 232 | 96 | 190 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 358 | 333 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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