Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1433 | 1433 | 1487 | 1317 | 1301 | 1789 | 1745 | 1635 | 1429 | 1449 | 1344 | 1190 | 1180 | 1010 | 858 | 730 | 606 | 598 | 590 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:56PM3.47m | 12:18PM3.27m | 00:35AM3.33m | 12:58PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM-0.01m | 6:26PM0.10m | 6:50AM0.13m | 7:07PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
1433 | 1433 | 1487 | 1317 | 1301 | 1789 | 1745 | 1635 | 1429 | 1449 | 1344 | 1190 | 1180 | 1010 | 858 | 730 | 606 | 598 | 590 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | E 9 | NW 16 | NW 15 | — | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
83 | 103 | 108 | 103 | 177 | 23 | 64 | 59 | — | — | — | 59 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | E 4 |
— | — | — | 17 | 71 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | — | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | — | 131 | 78 | 103 | 81 | 89 | 186 | 310 | 198 | 108 | 48 | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 114 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 179 | 114 | 37 |
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