
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fletchers Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
251 | 184 | 187 | 133 | 72 | 69 | 151 | 188 | 198 | 357 | 195 | 1204 | 457 | 382 | 195 | 513 | 501 | 618 | 1870 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:50PM2.99m | 8:19AM2.95m | 8:43PM3.20m | 9:09AM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.41m | 2:28PM0.34m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:16PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 19 | W 11 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 19 |
251 | 184 | 187 | 133 | 45 | 35 | 151 | 188 | 198 | 117 | 195 | — | 221 | 216 | 195 | 513 | 189 | 277 | 1870 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | ENE 3 | W 18 | NW 18 | W 26 | W 14 | W 11 | W 22 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 |
86 | 72 | 58 | 58 | 72 | 69 | 33 | 119 | 184 | 1 | 161 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 82 | 236 | 501 | 597 | 251 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 10 | W 21 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | W 24 | W 14 | NW 22 | W 20 | W 20 | — |
2 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 75 | 17 | 17 | — | 3 | — | — | 43 | 58 | 18 | 396 | 618 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | W 11 | WNW 4 | W 18 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | E 3 | ESE 6 |
1 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 357 | 13 | 1204 | 457 | 382 | 72 | 83 | — | 8 | 131 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 149 | 150 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 189 | 166 | 189 | 0 | 189 | 4 | 14 |
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