
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
405 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 586 | 219 | 163 | 117 | 249 | 747 | 1003 | 1055 | 789 | 521 | 344 | 528 | 759 | 4448 | 5402 | 8921 | 7583 | 5789 | 4543 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22AM2.55m | 5:00PM2.50m | 5:25AM2.44m | 6:06PM2.47m | 6:32AM2.42m | 7:10PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.85m | 11:15PM0.99m | 11:45AM0.93m | 00:22AM1.02m | 12:49PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 19 | N 8 | N 8 | W 17 | NNW 10 | N 8 | NW 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 15 |
405 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 2 | 219 | 163 | 117 | 82 | — | — | — | 28 | 227 | 191 | 464 | 10 | 137 | 182 | 836 | 686 | 472 | 4543 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 117 | 69 | 28 | 55 | 71 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | — | 8 | 8 | 127 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | — |
— | — | 5 | 9 | 586 | 31 | 48 | 110 | 249 | 747 | 1003 | 1055 | 789 | 521 | 344 | 528 | 759 | 4448 | 5402 | 8921 | 7583 | 5789 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 213 | 189 | 189 | 95 | 95 | 189 | 213 | 85 | 189 | 114 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 237 | 290 | 250 | 93 | 95 | 93 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)












