Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | N 12 | N 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 87 | 123 | 158 | 180 | 348 | 597 | 302 | 761 | 853 | 925 | 1114 | 1866 | 2323 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:38AM3.07m | 12:59PM3.00m | 1:15AM2.86m | 1:38PM2.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.31m | 6:50AM0.36m | 7:11PM0.51m | 7:28AM0.58m | 7:53PM0.73m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | N 11 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 123 | 158 | 180 | 348 | 2 | 302 | 347 | 325 | 462 | 878 | 313 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | N 12 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | W 14 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 215 | — | — | 617 | 99 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 11 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 157 | 133 | 93 | 57 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 597 | 83 | 761 | 853 | 925 | 1114 | 1866 | 2323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 121 | 121 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 184 | 166 | 85 | 85 | 92 |
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