
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4180 | 3696 | 3504 | 3631 | 3919 | 4282 | 4467 | 4585 | 4625 | 4592 | 4701 | 4805 | 2864 | 1693 | 1469 | 3173 | 1750 | 806 | 661 | 715 | 523 | 264 | 402 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:19AM2.69m | 4:00PM2.68m | 4:39AM2.57m | 5:25PM2.66m | 6:06AM2.60m | 6:45PM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.72m | 10:25PM0.81m | 11:02AM0.80m | 11:50PM0.79m | 12:23PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | N 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 |
103 | 68 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2864 | 1693 | 1469 | 3173 | 1750 | 310 | 464 | 715 | 523 | 202 | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | WNW 10 | N 7 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 9 | W 14 |
44 | 106 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | 363 | 212 | 517 | 338 | 260 | 261 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 14 | NW 14 |
27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 806 | 661 | 347 | — | 264 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
4180 | 3696 | 3504 | 3631 | 3919 | 4282 | 4467 | 4585 | 4625 | 4592 | 4701 | 4805 | 303 | 821 | 817 | 135 | 468 | — | — | 7 | 23 | 41 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 193 | 196 | 214 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 189 | 150 | 85 | 114 | 185 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 37 | 37 |
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