
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2789 | 2567 | 2175 | 2175 | 2429 | 2644 | 2093 | 1782 | 1746 | 1550 | 1415 | 520 | 610 | 730 | 858 | 1010 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 746 | 2206 | 2147 | 2543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:49PM3.49m | 11:14AM3.30m | 11:37PM3.52m | 12:01PM3.28m | 00:23AM3.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM-0.01m | 5:23PM-0.01m | 5:54AM-0.03m | 6:10PM0.03m | 6:40AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | NW 6 |
2789 | 2567 | 2175 | 1298 | — | 60 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 22 | 447 | 520 | 610 | 730 | 858 | 1010 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 746 | 23 | 537 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | NNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 428 | 5 | 116 | 91 | 127 | 131 | 107 | 92 | — | 3 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | NW 7 | WNW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
28 | 26 | 7 | 2175 | 2429 | 2644 | 2093 | 1782 | 1746 | 1550 | 1415 | 166 | 150 | 161 | 147 | 152 | 206 | 186 | 142 | 146 | 170 | 2206 | 2147 | 2543 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 150 | 190 | 150 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 |
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