Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.9° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 2AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
14
1.6
NNW
6
2.5
NNW
7
2.3
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.4
W
17
2.2
W
17
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.2
W
16
2.2
W
16
2.1
W
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.3
WNW
16
2.1
W
15
2.1
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
166
689
772
580
400
314
356
369
382
1277
1237
1143
2664
2948
2768
2789
2322
2417
2209
2920
2481
2093
1989
Wind (km/h)
30
N
40
NNW
40
N
40
WNW
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:06PM3.24m
9:32AM3.17m
9:59PM3.40m
10:24AM3.27m
10:49PM3.49m
11:14AM3.30m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.21m
3:44PM0.12m
4:16AM0.07m
4:35PM0.02m
5:06AM-0.01m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
8
8
10
9
8
7
9
10
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
7
6
5
3
3
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