Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1267 | 1753 | 1764 | 2465 | 4810 | 2491 | 3092 | 6451 | 4220 | 5283 | 5116 | 4663 | 4207 | 3697 | 3236 | 2805 | 2602 | 2417 | 2197 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 11:28PM3.36m | 11:49AM3.25m | 00:04AM3.32m | 12:26PM3.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.05m | 5:57PM0.14m | 6:19AM0.09m | 6:36PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 14 | — | NW 15 | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 24 | W 14 | W 14 | W 22 | W 22 | NW 14 |
6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 214 | — | 56 | — | — | 347 | 284 | 284 | 234 | 11 | 2308 | 2125 | 36 | 36 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | NW 7 |
— | 2 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
1267 | 1753 | 1764 | 2465 | 4810 | 2491 | 3092 | 6451 | 4220 | 5283 | 5116 | 4663 | 4207 | 3697 | 3236 | 2805 | 2602 | 2417 | 2197 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 193 | 196 | 150 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 209 | 193 | 233 | 192 | 209 | 190 | 150 | 150 | 185 | 197 | 150 | 193 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
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