Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
801 | 1645 | 1765 | 1633 | 284 | 280 | 295 | 375 | 334 | 276 | 260 | 207 | 439 | 910 | 1659 | 2424 | 3798 | 2824 | 1958 | 1382 | 1112 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM2.73m | 9:09PM2.94m | 9:28AM2.90m | 9:45PM3.11m | 10:04AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.57m | 3:22AM0.48m | 3:34PM0.40m | 3:58AM0.30m | 4:10PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | N 10 | W 24 | NE 8 | N 9 |
801 | — | — | — | 284 | 280 | 219 | 375 | 334 | 276 | 260 | 207 | 439 | 72 | 69 | 97 | 102 | 1247 | 11 | 57 | 318 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | ESE 5 | W 10 | W 16 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 163 | 156 | 110 | 24 | 50 | 122 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 18 | W 17 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 54 | 53 | 75 | 49 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | N 4 | — | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
44 | 1645 | 1765 | 1633 | 276 | 254 | 295 | 243 | 6 | 26 | — | 10 | — | 910 | 1659 | 2424 | 3798 | 2824 | 1958 | 1382 | 1112 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 3 | 114 | 150 | 184 | 213 | 252 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 85 |
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