Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.8° 

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


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) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Fletchers Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
0
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.3
W
21
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.4
W
11
0.6
W
18
1.7
WNW
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
20
2.2
W
19
2.3
W
19
2.4
W
19
2.5
W
19
2.5
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
79
151
188
198
418
344
342
457
216
1628
520
501
618
3542
3666
3992
4240
4342
4871
5114
5795
4959
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNE
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
40
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
E
20
ESE
5
E
10
NW
25
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM2.95m
8:43PM3.20m
9:09AM3.14m
9:29PM3.37m
9:52AM3.28m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.41m
2:28PM0.34m
2:59AM0.19m
3:16PM0.16m
3:43AM0.03m
3:59PM0.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
2
1
6
6
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
8
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
6
4
3
7
6
4
0
2
4
1
2
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