
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
770 | 2255 | 2374 | 2655 | 2928 | 2928 | 2689 | 2460 | 2214 | 1983 | 1767 | 1379 | 1705 | 1806 | 730 | 510 | 496 | 411 | 329 | 482 | 315 | 818 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33AM2.54m | 7:54PM2.75m | 8:17AM2.75m | 8:35PM2.96m | 8:56AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.86m | 1:40PM0.77m | 2:09AM0.63m | 2:23PM0.56m | 2:48AM0.40m | 3:02PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | NW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 14 | W 13 |
770 | 2255 | 2374 | 2655 | 2928 | 2928 | 2689 | 2460 | 2214 | 1983 | 1767 | 1379 | 48 | 6 | 730 | 510 | 496 | 411 | 329 | 482 | 315 | 8 | 225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 11 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 5 | — | W 18 |
11 | 5 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 64 | 28 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 53 | 49 | 39 | 28 | 1 | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 14 | W 5 |
445 | 357 | — | 57 | 27 | 38 | 60 | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 1705 | 1806 | 95 | 86 | 71 | — | — | — | 36 | 818 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 250 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 171 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 95 | 150 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 114 | 114 |
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