
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | NW 6 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
257 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 155 | 411 | 476 | 456 | 462 | 383 | 377 | 302 | 184 | 178 | 377 | 681 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:12AM2.72m | 9:35PM2.91m | 9:52AM2.85m | 10:13PM3.04m | 10:29AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.70m | 3:20PM0.59m | 3:47AM0.56m | 4:00PM0.45m | 4:25AM0.43m | 4:37PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 5 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
257 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 104 | 411 | 476 | 456 | 462 | 383 | 377 | 302 | 32 | 178 | 240 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | NW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 20 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 72 | 155 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 34 | 56 | 150 | 184 | 83 | 52 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 17 | W 21 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 142 | 36 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 37 | 124 | 377 | 681 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 114 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 189 | 214 |
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