Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 322 | 257 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 155 | 411 | 476 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.77m | 9:12AM2.72m | 9:35PM2.91m | 9:52AM2.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.70m | 3:20PM0.59m | 3:47AM0.56m | 4:00PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 396 | 322 | 257 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 104 | 411 | 476 | 456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 18 | NW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | WNW 14 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 72 | 155 | — | 21 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 114 | 37 | 0 |
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