Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
1.2
N
7
1.9
NE
7
2.2
N
9
2.4
N
9
2.3
NNE
9
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
8
1.2
W
11
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
192
200
203
203
150
148
148
130
383
742
961
808
487
380
273
326
1163
1288
1248
964
874
750
566
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
25
ENE
25
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
25
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
35
ESE
35
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
20
W
25
ENE
45
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:53PM2.62m
5:14AM2.65m
5:52PM2.59m
6:12AM2.59m
6:48PM2.61m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.65m
11:02PM0.81m
11:34AM0.73m
00:02AM0.86m
12:30PM0.76m
1:00AM0.86m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
1
3
5
5
3
2
4
8
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
12
13
11
13
13
15
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
12
10
8
9
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
8
7
10
9
6
9
8
10
6
6
6
8
7
10
11
8
4
-2
4
7
6
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.5
W
14
2.2
N
9
2.4
N
9
2.3
NNE
9
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
8
1.2
W
11
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
Energy kJ
187
192
200
203
94
94
104
107
130
100
742
961
808
487
380
273
326
1163
1288
1248
964
874
750
566
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.1
W
7
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.8
E
6
0.7
W
14
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.4
N
8
1
ESE
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
37
25
15
14
203
150
148
148
103
1
98
103
110
155
38
198
191
125
55
18
93
46
54
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
14
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
15
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.5
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.6
E
5
0.8
W
13
0.4
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
4
1
4
11
5
5
5
2
104
203
19
225
18
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
E
4
1.9
NE
7
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1
ESE
5
1
E
5
0.5
E
5
1
E
5
2.4
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
27
4
4
9
21
383
65
85
51
56
12
51
595
302
121
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
14
24
14
37
37
114
114
93
114
96
92
85
14
4
0
93
93
93
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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