
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WNW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4266 | 4284 | 3039 | 3003 | 2161 | 6694 | 6185 | 1269 | 1087 | 806 | 661 | 517 | 416 | 333 | 399 | 476 | 350 | 340 | 272 | 268 | 255 | 235 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:39AM2.57m | 5:25PM2.66m | 6:06AM2.60m | 6:45PM2.79m | 7:20AM2.75m | 7:50PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.80m | 11:50PM0.79m | 12:23PM0.73m | 1:07AM0.63m | 1:32PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
179 | — | 3039 | 3003 | 2161 | — | — | 1011 | 736 | 433 | 411 | 269 | 176 | 135 | 399 | 476 | 350 | 340 | 272 | 268 | 255 | 235 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1269 | 1087 | 806 | 661 | 517 | 416 | 333 | 112 | 72 | 84 | 96 | 94 | 107 | 88 | 86 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | N 7 | — | — | WNW 15 | N 10 | E 8 | N 10 | WNW 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 156 | — | — | 21 | 16 | 90 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 17 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | — | E 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — |
4266 | 4284 | 178 | 267 | 607 | 6694 | 6185 | — | — | 36 | 666 | 1365 | 1278 | 845 | 417 | 210 | 127 | 56 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 171 | 95 | 189 | 209 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 166 | 0 | 0 |
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