Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1571 | 1429 | 1487 | 1344 | 1164 | 1010 | 858 | 730 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 489 | 476 | 246 | 181 | 430 | 480 | 398 | 488 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:35AM3.33m | 12:58PM3.14m | 1:15AM3.13m | 1:38PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.10m | 6:50AM0.13m | 7:07PM0.28m | 7:30AM0.32m | 7:48PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
1571 | 1429 | 1487 | 1344 | 1164 | 1010 | 858 | 730 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 489 | 476 | 246 | 181 | 430 | 480 | 398 | 488 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NW 15 | — | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | W 5 | W 6 | W 19 |
171 | 57 | — | 58 | 45 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 64 | 64 | 25 | 1 | 44 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | WNW 19 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
301 | 157 | 320 | 219 | 82 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
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