Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1207 | 2873 | 3546 | 4046 | 3596 | 3872 | 4872 | 5467 | 5529 | 4909 | 4223 | 3883 | 3616 | 3178 | 3178 | 2512 | 2541 | 2334 | 1976 | 1924 | 1672 | 1321 | 1299 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:58AM2.31m | 6:40PM2.42m | 7:09AM2.40m | 7:41PM2.57m | 8:05AM2.55m | 8:29PM2.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM1.05m | 00:58AM1.04m | 1:22PM0.93m | 1:56AM0.88m | 2:13PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 11 | NNW 9 | NW 14 | NW 15 | W 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | WNW 14 |
— | — | 235 | 224 | 120 | 117 | 141 | 471 | 479 | 4909 | 313 | 146 | 3 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 58 | 58 | 45 | — | — | — | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | N 8 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | N 9 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 151 | 68 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
1207 | 2873 | 3546 | 4046 | 3596 | 3872 | 4872 | 5467 | 5529 | — | 4223 | 3883 | 3616 | 3178 | 3178 | 2512 | 2541 | 2334 | 1976 | 1924 | 1672 | 1321 | 1299 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 217 | 95 | 209 | 209 | 193 | 193 | 209 | 193 | 93 | 95 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 |
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