Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 356 | 280 | 215 | 166 | 123 | 121 | 155 | 76 | 29 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 84 | 217 | 513 | 665 | 708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51AM3.04m | 2:19PM2.89m | 2:40AM2.91m | 3:13PM2.79m | 3:38AM2.77m | 4:18PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.55m | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:28PM0.68m | 10:02AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 476 | 356 | 280 | 215 | 166 | 123 | 121 | 155 | 76 | 29 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 84 | 217 | 513 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | ENE 4 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 21 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | N 11 | W 19 |
| kJ | 12 | 55 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | N 13 | ENE 3 | W 15 | — | W 21 | W 21 | N 12 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | — | 8 | 34 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 665 | 708 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 114 | 114 | 93 | 93 |
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