Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | NW 8 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 464 | 880 | 1451 | 1663 | 4701 | 6699 | 5839 | 4557 | 3545 | 2547 | 2061 | 1663 | 1334 | 1057 | 894 | 736 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.47m | 6:32AM2.42m | 7:10PM2.52m | 7:34AM2.48m | 8:05PM2.63m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM1.02m | 12:49PM0.93m | 1:25AM0.96m | 1:47PM0.85m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 117 | 458 | 408 | 335 | 1663 | 4701 | 4988 | 4682 | 4557 | 3545 | 2547 | 2061 | 1663 | 1334 | 1057 | 894 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | E 3 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NW 8 | NW 14 | E 3 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 204 | 464 | 880 | 1451 | 298 | 112 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 27 | — | 18 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 12 | NNW 10 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | E 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 69 | 21 | — | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 15 | — | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 565 | — | — | — | — | — | 6699 | 5839 | — | 62 | — | 15 | 28 | 11 | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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