Fletchers Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.50° S 172.72° E

Fletchers Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fletchers Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fletchers Beach at 9PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
2
3
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.2
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.9
W
14
2.3
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.1
W
10
1.2
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
15
2.2
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3351
2652
1999
1468
1158
1060
1403
527
866
813
674
791
770
888
2374
2689
2964
2933
2689
Wind (km/h)
55
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03PM2.39m
6:37AM2.36m
7:06PM2.55m
7:33AM2.54m
7:54PM2.75m
Low Tide
00:25AM1.05m
12:48PM0.96m
1:23AM0.86m
1:40PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
0
1
2
4
8
9
5
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
6
6
5
5
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