Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1545 | 381 | 287 | 272 | 290 | 1111 | 203 | 272 | 1525 | 517 | 704 | 1689 | 2593 | 2325 | 2270 | 2302 | 2451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:26AM3.07m | 1:53PM2.97m | 2:16AM2.88m | 2:49PM2.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.35m | 7:43AM0.36m | 8:08PM0.52m | 8:36AM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 381 | 287 | 272 | 203 | 148 | 203 | 272 | 272 | 517 | — | — | — | 196 | 264 | 208 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 15 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1545 | 130 | 161 | 202 | 290 | 1111 | 166 | 200 | 1525 | 331 | 704 | 1689 | 2593 | 2325 | 2270 | 2302 | 2451 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 93 | 121 | 95 | 95 | 27 | 93 | 189 | 214 | 214 | 218 | 366 | 374 | 373 |
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