Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
17
2.2
W
17
2.2
W
6
2.2
W
6
2.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4082
5604
6020
5251
4269
3697
3413
3072
2857
2651
2417
2383
2197
2019
3164
2846
366
368
384
Wind (km/h)
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:04AM3.32m
12:26PM3.21m
00:43AM3.23m
1:07PM3.11m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.09m
6:36PM0.21m
6:59AM0.20m
7:19PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
4
6
5
6
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