Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 376 | 376 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 232 | 298 | 309 | 830 | 875 | 1357 | 1879 | 1714 | 1647 | 1433 | 1253 | 1285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:32PM3.51m | 10:56AM3.34m | 11:15PM3.53m | 11:38AM3.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM-0.06m | 5:03PM-0.04m | 5:30AM-0.08m | 5:45PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 509 | 366 | 352 | 260 | 227 | 214 | 149 | 108 | 78 | 309 | 830 | 875 | 1357 | 1879 | 1714 | 1647 | 1433 | 1253 | 1285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 15 | W 18 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | ESE 4 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 135 | 68 | 376 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 155 | 298 | 53 | 68 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 59 | 97 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | W 18 | W 14 | W 19 | E 4 | E 5 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | 376 | 52 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 232 | 96 | 190 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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