Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (30 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
16
2.3
NW
6
3
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
476
456
462
383
306
239
204
178
412
1332
1387
1209
1217
1587
2234
3720
8363
8103
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NNW
50
NNW
35
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
50
W
55
W
60
W
60
W
65
W
50
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:13PM3.04m
10:29AM2.95m
10:48PM3.14m
11:05AM3.02m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.43m
4:37PM0.35m
5:01AM0.32m
5:12PM0.28m
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7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
8
6
3
7
5
3
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
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