
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | 124 | 202 | 384 | 3303 | 3898 | 3930 | 3678 | 3893 | 4108 | 3675 | 3161 | 694 | 544 | 592 | 1705 | 1212 | 919 | 801 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:32AM3.20m | 12:54PM3.04m | 1:10AM3.14m | 1:34PM2.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.27m | 6:48AM0.24m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:27AM0.29m | 7:43PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
98 | 41 | 202 | 384 | 383 | 486 | 583 | 646 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 521 | 544 | 510 | 1705 | 1212 | 919 | 801 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 20 | — | NW 21 | NW 6 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 |
16 | 124 | — | 17 | 2 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 508 | 592 | 75 | 37 | 17 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WNW 20 | W 21 | W 11 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | E 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 20 | — |
62 | 78 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 30 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 9 | — | E 6 | — | ESE 5 | — | — |
— | 71 | 91 | 121 | 3303 | 3898 | 3930 | 3678 | 3893 | 4108 | 3675 | 3161 | 694 | — | 128 | — | 37 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 268 | 190 | 372 | 172 | 0 | 114 | 121 | 37 | 14 |
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