
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6613 | 7090 | 5875 | 1269 | 1087 | 806 | 666 | 517 | 416 | 411 | 399 | 472 | 430 | 340 | 272 | 268 | 251 | 232 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.66m | 6:06AM2.60m | 6:45PM2.79m | 7:20AM2.75m | 7:50PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.79m | 12:23PM0.73m | 1:07AM0.63m | 1:32PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | W 16 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | ESE 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
— | — | 277 | 1269 | 753 | 367 | 314 | 189 | 416 | 411 | 399 | 472 | 86 | 340 | 272 | 268 | 251 | 232 | 217 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 13 | E 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | 67 | 65 | 1087 | 806 | 666 | 517 | 120 | 48 | 47 | 40 | 430 | 27 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 72 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | W 22 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | 81 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 70 | 77 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6613 | 7090 | 5875 | 996 | — | 167 | 1518 | 1530 | 1457 | 865 | 456 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 95 | 85 | 92 | 114 | 93 | 165 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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