Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 730 | 510 | 411 | 411 | 329 | 672 | 999 | 293 | 225 | 280 | 563 | 206 | 151 | 660 | 169 | 239 | 327 |
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-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.96m | 8:56AM2.95m | 9:11PM3.15m | 9:33AM3.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM0.40m | 3:02PM0.37m | 3:25AM0.20m | 3:39PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 4 | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 730 | 510 | 411 | 411 | 329 | 198 | 8 | 293 | 225 | 280 | 2 | 206 | 151 | — | 103 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 2 | 333 | 264 | 261 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 111 | 86 | 71 | 62 | 672 | 999 | 43 | 85 | 88 | 563 | 94 | 137 | 660 | 169 | 239 | 327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 95 |
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