Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (29 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)--
Afternoon (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
222
176
176
261
264
206
203
203
200
146
142
134
130
92
92
92
92
60
59
33
31
32
33
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52PM2.93m
10:09AM2.84m
10:32PM3.00m
10:48AM2.88m
11:10PM3.04m
11:26AM2.90m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.57m
4:19PM0.49m
4:45AM0.50m
4:57PM0.43m
5:23AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
6
5
4
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
10
9
9
8
9
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
225
222
176
176
261
264
206
203
203
200
146
142
134
130
92
92
92
92
60
59
33
31
32
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
13
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
N
3
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
25
4
81
80
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
1
22
22
6
6
6
6
1
12
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
N
3
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
25
6
1
1
6
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
59
78
154
113
53
26
17
12
8
1
2
3
4
2
1
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
14
14
37
24
14
0
3
14
0
0
0
0
37
37
24
0
0
0
0
3
37
114
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
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