Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 87 | 123 | 158 | 180 | 244 | 466 | 551 | 640 | 834 | 1119 | 1178 | 1553 | 1682 | 2829 | 2434 | 2186 | 1958 | 1723 | 2109 | 2529 | 2299 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:38AM3.07m | 12:59PM3.00m | 1:15AM2.86m | 1:38PM2.80m | 1:57AM2.64m | 2:24PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.36m | 7:11PM0.51m | 7:28AM0.58m | 7:53PM0.73m | 8:12AM0.80m | 8:42PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 87 | 123 | 158 | 180 | 244 | 466 | 150 | 275 | 325 | 462 | 869 | 497 | 302 | 2829 | 2434 | 2186 | 1958 | 1723 | 2109 | 2529 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 15 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 215 | — | — | 714 | 806 | 304 | 190 | 109 | 82 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 75 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 93 | 57 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 551 | 640 | 834 | 1119 | 1178 | 1553 | 1682 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | 2299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 189 | 189 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 94 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 150 | 166 | 150 | 150 |
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