
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 350 | 396 | 1134 | 1379 | 1402 | 1226 | 984 | 701 | 606 | 573 | 628 | 1197 | 1021 | 851 | 755 | 605 | 605 | 494 | 391 | 367 | 398 | 389 | 861 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:10AM2.80m | 4:50PM2.73m | 5:15AM2.78m | 5:57PM2.78m | 6:24AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.70m | 10:34AM0.58m | 11:04PM0.71m | 11:39AM0.57m | 00:13AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | E 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
206 | 350 | 396 | 272 | 1379 | 1402 | 1226 | 984 | 701 | 606 | 503 | 628 | 1197 | 1021 | 851 | 755 | 605 | 605 | 494 | 391 | 367 | 398 | 389 | 861 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 14 | — | — | — | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 14 | W 14 | — |
14 | 154 | 216 | 1134 | 367 | 375 | 251 | 141 | 271 | 362 | 573 | 320 | — | — | — | 28 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 192 | 192 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 8 | E 9 | — | W 24 | — | W 22 | W 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | E 4 | W 15 | — |
104 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 82 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 124 | 186 | 6 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — |
33 | 15 | 112 | 447 | 696 | 634 | 432 | 202 | 169 | 186 | 186 | 152 | 72 | 53 | 52 | 42 | 21 | 27 | 35 | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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