Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
858 | 730 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 489 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 430 | 480 | 546 | 480 | 417 | 398 | 334 | 875 | 843 | 822 | 801 | 760 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:58PM3.14m | 1:15AM3.13m | 1:38PM2.97m | 1:55AM2.90m | 2:20PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.13m | 7:07PM0.28m | 7:30AM0.32m | 7:48PM0.49m | 8:10AM0.54m | 8:32PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
858 | 730 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 489 | 253 | 246 | 84 | 430 | 480 | 546 | 480 | 417 | 398 | 334 | 875 | 843 | 822 | 801 | 760 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 18 | — | W 6 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 61 | 61 | 236 | 25 | — | 25 | 62 | 99 | 214 | 278 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | E 4 | — | W 18 | E 3 | W 18 | W 5 | — | — | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | E 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 176 | 114 | 114 |
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