
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
253 | 331 | 339 | 350 | 1197 | 890 | 1143 | 2664 | 2948 | 2768 | 2789 | 2601 | 2175 | 2460 | 3093 | 1226 | 2263 | 1963 | 1924 | 1924 | 1746 | 429 | 513 | 730 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:32AM3.17m | 9:59PM3.40m | 10:24AM3.27m | 10:49PM3.49m | 11:14AM3.30m | 11:37PM3.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.12m | 4:16AM0.07m | 4:35PM0.02m | 5:06AM-0.01m | 5:23PM-0.01m | 5:54AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNW 8 | NNE 7 | W 13 | W 18 | NNW 7 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 15 | N 5 | NNW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 |
63 | 136 | 48 | 92 | 235 | 102 | 736 | 2664 | 2948 | 2768 | 2789 | 2601 | 2175 | — | — | 1226 | 36 | 25 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 429 | 513 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NNE 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | W 18 | W 17 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | — | WNW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 15 | W 15 |
157 | 49 | 103 | 155 | 11 | 509 | 1143 | 60 | 44 | 32 | — | — | 95 | — | — | 60 | 59 | 44 | — | 22 | 3 | 5 | 347 | 730 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | W 13 | — | — | WNW 18 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | N 5 | — |
70 | 70 | 14 | — | — | 33 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 21 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 7 | W 8 | — |
253 | 331 | 339 | 350 | 1197 | 890 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 24 | 2460 | 3093 | 273 | 2263 | 1963 | 1924 | 1924 | 1746 | 311 | 253 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 153 | 189 | 184 | 93 | 93 | 171 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 166 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
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