Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
14
1.8
WNW
14
2
W
14
2.3
W
7
2.4
W
8
2.3
W
9
1.2
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
15
2.3
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.2
W
16
2.1
W
16
2
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.8
W
16
2.1
W
16
2.1
W
15
1.3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1028
1224
1553
542
781
912
674
780
770
911
2627
2655
2928
2928
2689
2460
2214
1983
1767
1546
2082
2012
730
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
0
ESE
5
N
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
30
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:37AM2.36m
7:06PM2.55m
7:33AM2.54m
7:54PM2.75m
8:17AM2.75m
8:35PM2.96m
Low Tide
00:25AM1.05m
12:48PM0.96m
1:23AM0.86m
1:40PM0.77m
2:09AM0.63m
2:23PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
7
8
9
9
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
5
3
7
4
2
2
3
3
4
8
7
4
5
5
4
5
5
3
1
2
2
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