Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (09 Sep):
- 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 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | 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  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 418 | 344 | 1382 | 1573 | 216 | 195 | 520 | 501 | 618 | 1870 | 3361 | 3666 | 4240 | 4342 | 4877 | 5114 | 5428 | 4959 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43PM3.20m | 9:09AM3.14m | 9:29PM3.37m | 9:52AM3.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:16PM0.16m | 3:43AM0.03m | 3:59PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 19 | W 18 | — | N 7 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | — | WNW 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 198 | 183 | 161 | — | 1 | 216 | 195 | 520 | 501 | 317 | 1870 | 3361 | 3666 | 4240 | 4342 | 128 | — | 121 | 1373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | N 7 | NW 18 | — | W 14 | W 11 | W 22 | W 20 | W 16 | W 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 184 | — | 1 | 13 | — | 33 | 82 | 236 | 396 | 597 | 306 | 146 | 42 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | W 19 | — | — | W 24 | W 14 | NW 22 | WNW 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 43 | 58 | 18 | 330 | 618 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 32 | 418 | 344 | 1382 | 1573 | 100 | 73 | 94 | 200 | 21 | 94 | 139 | — | — | — | 4877 | 5114 | 5428 | 4959 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 93 | 114 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 226 | 201 | 14 | 114 | 0 | 114 | 150 | 149 | 150 | 114 | 150 | 196 |
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