
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 21 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 79 | 151 | 188 | 198 | 418 | 344 | 342 | 457 | 216 | 1628 | 520 | 501 | 618 | 3542 | 3666 | 3992 | 4240 | 4342 | 4871 | 5114 | 5795 | 4959 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19AM2.95m | 8:43PM3.20m | 9:09AM3.14m | 9:29PM3.37m | 9:52AM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.41m | 2:28PM0.34m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:16PM0.16m | 3:43AM0.03m | 3:59PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 23 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | — | WNW 18 | W 17 |
45 | 72 | 151 | 188 | 198 | 117 | 161 | 221 | 221 | 216 | 54 | 520 | 501 | 395 | 3542 | 3666 | 3992 | 4240 | 4342 | 186 | — | 121 | 1373 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | — | N 7 | — | W 26 | W 14 | W 13 | W 22 | W 20 | W 16 | W 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 18 |
72 | 70 | 33 | 119 | 184 | — | 1 | — | 13 | 33 | 3 | 236 | 396 | 597 | 279 | 104 | 31 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 21 | W 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 18 | — | W 24 | W 23 | NW 22 | W 20 | W 20 | — | NW 11 | NW 12 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | NW 11 |
28 | 79 | 75 | 24 | 17 | — | — | 13 | — | 43 | 11 | 18 | 305 | 618 | — | 20 | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | NE 3 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | E 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
5 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 418 | 344 | 342 | 457 | 97 | 1628 | 154 | 264 | 34 | 237 | — | — | — | — | 4871 | 5114 | 5795 | 4959 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 237 | 114 | 114 | 95 | 114 | 166 | 93 | 3 | 226 | 14 | 114 | 3 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
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