Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 13 | NNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 394 | 306 | 293 | 284 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 663 | 11 | 117 | 77 | 73 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 104 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:38AM2.93m | 3:08PM2.75m | 3:27AM2.72m | 4:01PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.50m | 8:57AM0.52m | 9:18PM0.70m | 9:46AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | W 12 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 |
| kJ | 394 | 394 | 306 | 293 | 284 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 22 | 11 | 117 | 77 | 73 | 44 | 56 | 41 | 28 | 25 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 4 | E 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | — | NE 5 | N 10 | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 22 | — | 1 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 45 | 28 | 47 | 47 | 104 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | WNW 14 | W 20 | W 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 4 | E 4 | — | NE 5 | W 17 | N 10 | W 16 | N 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 23 | 8 | 46 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 4 | W 13 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 40 | 27 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 663 | 129 | 91 | 80 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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