Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4203 | 4108 | 3394 | 3161 | 3084 | 553 | 605 | 1531 | 1212 | 1045 | 790 | 682 | 476 | 361 | 280 | 215 | 166 | 166 | 121 |
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-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:10AM3.14m | 1:34PM2.98m | 1:51AM3.04m | 2:19PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:27AM0.29m | 7:43PM0.43m | 8:11AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 482 | 29 | 422 | 553 | 431 | 1531 | 1212 | 1045 | 790 | 682 | 476 | 361 | 280 | 215 | 166 | 166 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 28 | 508 | 605 | 64 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 10 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | E 4 | — | NW 6 | W 20 | NW 6 | W 18 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 11 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4203 | 4108 | 3394 | 3161 | 3084 | — | 51 | 80 | 60 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 257 | 196 | 185 | 390 | 237 | 0 | 14 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 165 | 0 | 0 |
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