
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
503 | 411 | 399 | 674 | 423 | 340 | 123 | 268 | 251 | 232 | 187 | 133 | 101 | 72 | 160 | 191 | 195 | 364 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45PM2.79m | 7:20AM2.75m | 7:50PM2.99m | 8:19AM2.95m | 8:43PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.63m | 1:32PM0.55m | 2:08AM0.41m | 2:28PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 19 | W 18 |
503 | 411 | 399 | 674 | 423 | 340 | 112 | 268 | 251 | 232 | 187 | 133 | 45 | 44 | 160 | 191 | 195 | 117 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 19 | — | N 7 |
107 | 84 | 56 | 20 | 52 | 77 | 123 | 105 | 86 | 72 | 58 | 58 | 101 | 72 | 32 | 23 | 184 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 8 | N 10 | NNW 10 | E 5 | WSW 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 10 | W 21 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 19 |
16 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 74 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 75 | 119 | 7 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 |
974 | 620 | 317 | 160 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 41 | 364 | 344 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 95 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 151 | 150 | 93 | 95 |
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