Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.4
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.5
W
16
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
466
1014
843
822
928
640
730
602
499
407
405
395
253
246
236
171
127
314
570
842
812
813
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
35
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55AM2.90m
2:20PM2.78m
2:39AM2.67m
3:09PM2.59m
3:31AM2.47m
4:09PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.54m
8:32PM0.72m
8:56AM0.76m
9:24PM0.93m
9:51AM0.95m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
6
5
6
7
7
8
10
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
3
2
2
1
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