Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
411 | 405 | 324 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 171 | 127 | 314 | 306 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 694 | 581 | 93 | 444 | 119 | 91 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:09PM2.59m | 3:31AM2.47m | 4:09PM2.44m | 4:39AM2.33m | 5:24PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.76m | 9:24PM0.93m | 9:51AM0.95m | 10:28PM1.08m | 11:00AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 14 | W 20 | W 13 | W 11 | — |
411 | 405 | 324 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 171 | 125 | 314 | 306 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 30 | 119 | 91 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | W 4 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 6 | — | W 20 | W 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 93 | 127 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 30 | 56 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 14 | — | — | W 19 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 61 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 4 | WNW 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | 18 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 21 | 154 | 174 | 124 | 112 | 694 | 581 | 40 | 444 | 73 | 79 | 225 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 166 | 114 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 121 | 193 | 95 | 189 |
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