
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 47 | 47 | 148 | 144 | 329 | 405 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 284 | 219 | 212 | 117 | 241 | 605 | 947 | 931 | 710 | 358 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01PM2.60m | 4:22AM2.55m | 5:00PM2.50m | 5:25AM2.44m | 6:06PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.70m | 10:13PM0.87m | 10:42AM0.85m | 11:15PM0.99m | 11:45AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 19 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
47 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 144 | 329 | 405 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 284 | 219 | 212 | 117 | 82 | — | — | — | 7 | 226 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 17 |
44 | 47 | 47 | 148 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 15 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 4 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 13 |
8 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 117 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 91 | 241 | 605 | 947 | 931 | 710 | 358 | 246 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 121 | 196 | 189 | 114 | 171 | 95 | 95 | 219 | 189 | 92 | 166 | 189 |
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