Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 758 | 1613 | 2192 | 2324 | 2066 | 2067 | 1803 | 1546 | 1548 | 1548 | 871 | 804 | 887 | 685 | 664 | 2164 | 1884 | 1530 | 1299 | 1281 | 1285 | 1163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:08AM3.28m | 11:23PM3.39m | 11:45AM3.37m | 00:00AM3.42m | 12:23PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.05m | 5:16PM0.09m | 5:37AM-0.04m | 5:54PM0.04m | 6:14AM-0.04m | 6:33PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 22 | W 11 | W 21 | WNW 21 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | 211 | 127 | 9 | 2067 | 35 | 42 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 342 | 325 | 124 | 1884 | 1530 | 1299 | 1281 | 1285 | 1163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | W 22 | WNW 21 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 8 | — | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 36 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 11 | — | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | — | — | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 520 | 758 | 1613 | 2192 | 2324 | 2066 | — | 1803 | 1546 | 1548 | 1548 | 871 | 804 | 887 | 685 | 664 | 2164 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 95 | 209 | 335 | 237 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 150 | 193 | 197 | 197 | 150 | 150 | 185 | 150 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 150 | 0 |
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