
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
329 | 779 | 869 | 704 | 225 | 222 | 215 | 158 | 148 | 660 | 566 | 146 | 281 | 365 | 394 | 1025 | 1651 | 1507 | 1402 | 1277 | 1290 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56AM2.95m | 9:11PM3.15m | 9:33AM3.14m | 9:47PM3.30m | 10:08AM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.37m | 3:25AM0.20m | 3:39PM0.20m | 4:01AM0.05m | 4:16PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NW 14 | — | NW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 24 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | W 16 | W 22 |
329 | 8 | — | 8 | 225 | 222 | 215 | 122 | 148 | 3 | — | 72 | 46 | — | 11 | — | — | 211 | 137 | 20 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | WNW 10 |
8 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 158 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
71 | 779 | 869 | 704 | 127 | 130 | 119 | — | 137 | 660 | 566 | 146 | 281 | 365 | 394 | 1025 | 1651 | 1507 | 1402 | 1277 | 1290 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 95 | 95 | 342 | 250 | 150 | 93 |
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