Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1298 | 941 | 566 | 396 | 330 | 273 | 217 | 333 | 137 | 174 | 98 | 124 | 202 | 380 | 2674 | 3898 | 3618 | 3342 | 3893 | 4108 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41AM3.06m | 11:57PM3.22m | 12:16PM3.06m | 00:32AM3.20m | 12:54PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.25m | 6:12AM0.22m | 6:24PM0.27m | 6:48AM0.24m | 7:02PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 19 | NW 7 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 1298 | 941 | 566 | 396 | 330 | 273 | 217 | 333 | 137 | 174 | 98 | 91 | 202 | 380 | 383 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 13 | W 22 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | W 6 | W 19 | W 6 | W 20 | N 6 | — | — | WNW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 16 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 62 | 17 | 124 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | E 4 | E 4 | W 19 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 31 | 37 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 67 | 105 | 2674 | 3898 | 3618 | 3342 | 3893 | 4108 | 694 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 95 | 14 | 4 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 193 | 196 | 383 |
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