Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.5
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
14
1.3
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.5
W
14
1.3
WNW
5
0.6
W
13
1.6
NW
6
2.5
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
236
171
127
314
306
9
9
8
4
682
4
93
73
119
165
592
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:31AM2.47m
4:09PM2.44m
4:39AM2.33m
5:24PM2.37m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.93m
9:51AM0.95m
10:28PM1.08m
11:00AM1.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
5
5
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
5
7
7
6
5
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