Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 985 | 887 | 916 | 2860 | 2594 | 2285 | 1873 | 1630 | 1431 | 1431 | 1303 | 1045 | 932 | 919 | 801 | 801 | 496 | 1334 | 1297 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM3.42m | 12:23PM3.38m | 00:40AM3.37m | 1:03PM3.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM-0.04m | 6:33PM0.06m | 6:54AM0.03m | 7:15PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 17 | NW 8 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 30 | 251 | 21 | 119 | 1873 | 1630 | 1431 | 1042 | 1303 | 1045 | 932 | 919 | 801 | 801 | 496 | 264 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 6 | NW 15 | W 18 | NW 15 | NW 17 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 27 | 25 | 25 | — | 627 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | 985 | 887 | 916 | 2860 | 2594 | 2285 | — | — | — | 1431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 1334 | 1297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 217 | 209 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 3 | 197 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 150 |
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