Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 155 | 411 | 476 | 456 | 462 | 383 | 306 | 302 | 181 | 181 | 424 | 1085 | 1351 | 1494 | 1532 | 1853 | 2508 | 4097 | 10706 | 8520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52AM2.85m | 10:13PM3.04m | 10:29AM2.95m | 10:48PM3.14m | 11:05AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.45m | 4:25AM0.43m | 4:37PM0.35m | 5:01AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 5 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | 104 | 411 | 476 | 456 | 462 | 383 | 306 | 302 | 31 | 181 | 313 | 958 | 99 | 265 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | — | NNE 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNE 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 14 | W 13 | — | NNE 7 | NW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 155 | — | 3 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 56 | 150 | 181 | 83 | — | 153 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 17 | WSW 8 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 142 | 22 | — | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 79 | 47 | 52 | 29 | 123 | 424 | 1085 | 1351 | 1494 | 1532 | 1853 | 2508 | 4097 | 10706 | 8520 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 37 | 114 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 214 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 209 | 214 | 193 | 95 |
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