
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
327 | 177 | 137 | 134 | 171 | 137 | 202 | 2078 | 3303 | 3963 | 3930 | 3982 | 3893 | 4423 | 3354 | 3161 | 710 | 508 | 605 | 1384 | 1119 | 932 | 691 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:16PM3.06m | 00:32AM3.20m | 12:54PM3.04m | 1:10AM3.14m | 1:34PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.22m | 6:24PM0.27m | 6:48AM0.24m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:27AM0.29m | 7:43PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
327 | 177 | 137 | 134 | 171 | 43 | 202 | 212 | 383 | 486 | 583 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 482 | 29 | 521 | 497 | 443 | 1384 | 1119 | 932 | 691 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 20 | N 6 | NW 21 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 8 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
11 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 62 | 124 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 508 | 605 | 47 | 17 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | — | N 6 | — | W 11 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 6 | W 20 | — |
31 | 31 | 30 | 62 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 4 | 30 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 5 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 9 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
3 | 34 | — | — | — | 137 | 77 | 2078 | 3303 | 3963 | 3930 | 3982 | 3893 | 4423 | 3354 | 3161 | 710 | — | 58 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 193 | 200 | 269 | 191 | 250 | 166 | 3 | 114 | 165 | 114 | 114 |
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