Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 5 | W 13 | NW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 236 | 171 | 127 | 314 | 306 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 682 | 4 | 93 | 73 | 119 | 165 | 592 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:31AM2.47m | 4:09PM2.44m | 4:39AM2.33m | 5:24PM2.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.93m | 9:51AM0.95m | 10:28PM1.08m | 11:00AM1.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 4 | W 14 | N 4 | W 14 | W 19 | W 13 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 246 | 236 | 171 | 125 | 314 | 306 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 30 | 119 | 84 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 17 | W 16 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | W 14 | N 6 | — | W 20 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 93 | 127 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 56 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 14 | — | — | W 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 62 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 131 | 143 | 117 | 98 | 682 | 57 | 43 | 73 | 94 | 165 | 592 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 121 | 150 | 214 | 189 |
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