
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
2385 | 2274 | 3944 | 3456 | 3504 | 3881 | 3966 | 4608 | 4517 | 4640 | 4324 | 4592 | 4776 | 5225 | 5829 | 1714 | 4701 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19AM2.69m | 4:00PM2.68m | 4:39AM2.57m | 5:25PM2.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.70m | 9:42AM0.72m | 10:25PM0.81m | 11:02AM0.80m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 16 |
175 | 184 | 106 | 68 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1714 | 1042 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | 22 | 44 | 106 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 8 | WNW 16 |
2385 | 2274 | 3944 | 3456 | 3504 | 3881 | 3966 | 4608 | 4517 | 4640 | 4324 | 4592 | 4776 | 5225 | 5829 | 952 | 4701 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 366 | 352 | 95 | 95 | 193 | 196 | 214 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 189 | 189 | 95 | 85 |
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