
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3351 | 2652 | 1999 | 1468 | 1158 | 1060 | 1403 | 527 | 866 | 813 | 674 | 791 | 770 | 888 | 2374 | 2689 | 2964 | 2933 | 2689 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:03PM2.39m | 6:37AM2.36m | 7:06PM2.55m | 7:33AM2.54m | 7:54PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM1.05m | 12:48PM0.96m | 1:23AM0.86m | 1:40PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 15 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | — | 21 | — | 21 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 527 | 553 | 674 | 791 | 770 | 888 | 2374 | 2689 | 2964 | 2933 | 2689 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | E 4 | E 6 | ESE 5 | WNW 5 | W 15 | — | ESE 6 | E 5 | — | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | 20 | 250 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 551 | — | 13 | 5 | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 17 | NW 14 | WNW 11 | E 4 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
3351 | 2652 | 1999 | 1468 | 1158 | 1060 | 1403 | 527 | 866 | 813 | 618 | 568 | 521 | 441 | — | — | 11 | 15 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 171 | 189 | 95 | 193 | 150 | 150 | 197 | 218 | 218 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 114 |
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