
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
195 | 513 | 501 | 618 | 2111 | 3354 | 3666 | 4240 | 4342 | 4877 | 5491 | 5795 | 1901 | 1417 | 4709 | 4295 | 4226 | 3985 | 4333 | 4386 | 3944 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09AM3.14m | 9:29PM3.37m | 9:52AM3.28m | 10:10PM3.46m | 10:32AM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.16m | 3:43AM0.03m | 3:59PM0.04m | 4:24AM-0.06m | 4:39PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 6 | W 8 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | — | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 |
195 | 513 | 140 | 309 | 2111 | 3354 | 3666 | 4240 | 4342 | 128 | — | 121 | 1901 | 1417 | 60 | 905 | 4226 | 3985 | 2736 | 179 | 2410 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 22 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 |
80 | 236 | 501 | 597 | 307 | 130 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 75 | 69 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
93 | — | 396 | 618 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 8 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 |
56 | 55 | — | 9 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 4877 | 5491 | 5795 | 623 | 723 | 4709 | 4295 | — | — | 4333 | 4386 | 3944 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 95 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 114 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 114 | 150 | 184 | 201 | 150 | 185 | 185 | 0 | 185 | 150 | 150 |
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