
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 20 | W 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1432 | 1640 | 2935 | 4763 | 4401 | 3369 | 2692 | 2133 | 1452 | 1054 | 660 | 472 | 396 | 330 | 327 | 271 | 224 | 220 | 74 | 124 | 200 | |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM3.02m | 11:23PM3.20m | 11:41AM3.06m | 11:57PM3.22m | 12:16PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.28m | 5:37AM0.25m | 5:48PM0.25m | 6:12AM0.22m | 6:24PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 20 |
58 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 366 | 3369 | 2692 | 2133 | 1452 | 1054 | 660 | 472 | 396 | 330 | 327 | 271 | 224 | 220 | 74 | 49 | 200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | N 8 | NW 13 | E 6 | W 22 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | W 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 55 | 114 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 43 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | E 4 | W 19 | W 20 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 11 | 7 | 11 | — | 9 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 61 | 124 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
1432 | 1640 | 2935 | 4763 | 4401 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 209 | 209 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 172 | 95 | 95 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 114 | 114 |
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