
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
943 | 2161 | 2033 | 1789 | 1767 | 1566 | 1727 | 2096 | 923 | 888 | 865 | 1576 | 1793 | 2401 | 2575 | 2725 | 2960 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:57AM2.64m | 2:24PM2.60m | 2:48AM2.43m | 3:23PM2.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.73m | 8:12AM0.80m | 8:42PM0.94m | 9:06AM0.99m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — |
943 | 2161 | 2033 | 1789 | 1767 | 1566 | 1727 | 2096 | 923 | 888 | 865 | 1576 | 45 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
275 | 219 | 134 | 107 | 57 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 251 | 201 | 169 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
572 | — | 34 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
— | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 1793 | 2401 | 2575 | 2725 | 2960 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 95 | 196 | 95 |
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