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Fletchers Beach Surf Photo: 'Fish breath' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is

15.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Fletchers Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	N	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	1 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	N
	13 s	off	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	SW
	13 s	cross	2 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	ESE	WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross	3 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	E	WSW	E
	13 s	glass	4 s	13 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE	ESE	WSW	E
	13 s	cross- on	4 s	13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE	ENE	WSW	E
	12 s	glass	3 s	12 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fletchers Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 14 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.2 ft). Range 4.04m (13.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Fletchers Beach Surf Photo: 'Fish breath' by Rob Davies

A New Zealand Fur Seal comes to scare off the surfers with whiskers, big teeth and rancid fish-breath. Rob scarpers but Alan lingers because she reminds him of a girl he once dated.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:43 pm 30 Nov 2010

zac
haha we had one of them hang out with us as well at purakanui bay