Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4342 | 4877 | 5861 | 5795 | 5305 | 1417 | 1172 | 4005 | 4279 | 3990 | 4039 | 4090 | 3944 | 4732 | 4413 | 1638 | 1451 | 3270 | 3080 | 2511 | 2013 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:52AM3.28m | 10:10PM3.46m | 10:32AM3.35m | 10:49PM3.46m | 11:10AM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.04m | 4:24AM-0.06m | 4:39PM-0.00m | 5:02AM-0.06m | 5:18PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | — | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 9 | W 16 |
| kJ | 139 | 128 | — | 121 | 1373 | 1417 | 1172 | 1042 | 4279 | 3990 | 2770 | 3010 | 111 | 113 | 1432 | 1638 | 1451 | 957 | 912 | 392 | 2013 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | WNW 18 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 5 | WNW 17 | W 16 | N 13 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 120 | 4 | 69 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 75 | 75 | 4 | 57 | 879 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 4342 | 4877 | 5861 | 5795 | 5305 | 792 | 932 | 4005 | — | — | 4039 | 4090 | 3944 | 4732 | 4413 | 653 | 580 | 3270 | 3080 | 2511 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 114 | 197 | 185 | 201 | 150 | 95 | 150 | 3 | 185 | 189 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 201 | 209 | 0 | 0 |
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