Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1403 | 573 | 552 | 893 | 674 | 780 | 770 | 2055 | 2374 | 2655 | 2928 | 2928 | 2689 | 2429 | 2214 | 1983 | 1767 | 1546 | 1889 | 2012 | 730 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37AM2.36m | 7:06PM2.55m | 7:33AM2.54m | 7:54PM2.75m | 8:17AM2.75m | 8:35PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.96m | 1:23AM0.86m | 1:40PM0.77m | 2:09AM0.63m | 2:23PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 14 | ESE 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 23 | 315 | 5 | 674 | 780 | 770 | 2055 | 2374 | 2655 | 2928 | 2928 | 2689 | 2429 | 2214 | 1983 | 1767 | 1546 | 906 | 653 | 730 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 17 | WNW 10 | E 6 | ESE 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 147 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 22 | — | 28 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 17 | NW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 97 | 8 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1403 | 573 | 552 | 893 | 593 | 497 | 455 | 320 | — | 80 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 1889 | 2012 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 209 | 193 | 150 | 150 | 197 | 218 | 150 | 95 | 4 | 179 | 179 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 95 | 114 |
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