Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2045 | 2052 | 2297 | 2423 | 2371 | 2196 | 3944 | 3696 | 3533 | 3881 | 3919 | 4282 | 4517 | 4585 | 4625 | 4592 | 4335 | 4494 | 2615 | 1529 | 1647 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:49PM2.81m | 3:19AM2.69m | 4:00PM2.68m | 4:39AM2.57m | 5:25PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.55m | 9:09PM0.70m | 9:42AM0.72m | 10:25PM0.81m | 11:02AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 168 | 154 | 184 | 103 | 79 | 148 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2615 | 1529 | 1647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 44 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 2045 | 2052 | 2297 | 2423 | 2371 | 2196 | 3944 | 3696 | 3533 | 3881 | 3919 | 4282 | 4517 | 4585 | 4625 | 4592 | 4335 | 4494 | 357 | 736 | 783 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 218 | 193 | 193 | 369 | 352 | 95 | 95 | 193 | 193 | 214 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 85 |
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